avowry

avowry读音音标

英 [ə\'vaʊrɪ]

美 [ə\'vaʊrɪ]

avowry意思解释

n.

某种行为之声明；

英英释义

In law, avowry is where one takes a distress for rent or other thing, and the other sues replevin. In which case the taker shall justify, in his plea, for what cause he took it, and if he took it in his own right, is to show it, and so avow the taking—which is called his avowry.