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Definition of Retaking

1. Noun. The act of taking something back.

Definition of Retaking

1. Verb. (present participle of retake) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Retaking

1. retake [v] - See also: retake

Lexicographical Neighbors of Retaking

Literary usage of Retaking

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Selection of Cases on the Law of Sales of Personal Property by Samuel Williston (1894)
"If the seller does not give the notice of intention to retake described in Section 17, he shall retain the goods for ten days after the retaking within the ..."

2. Memoirs of the Duke of Sully: Prime Minister to Henry the Great by Maximilien de Béthune Sully, Walter Scott (1890)
"Diversions at court—The Spaniards surprise Amiens—Rosny contrives the means of retaking this place—He is put at the head of the council cf-finances in the ..."

3. An English Garner: Ingatherings from Our History & Literature by Edward Arber (1895)
"... A true and exact Account of The retaking of a Ship, called The Friends* Adventure^ of Topsham, from the FRENCH; After she had been taken six days, ..."

4. The Law of Torts: A Treatise on the Principles of Obligations Arising from by Frederick Pollock (1895)
"It does not seem that the retaking of goods taken by trespass extinguishes the true owner's right of action, though it would of course affect the amount of ..."

5. The Law of Torts: A Treatise on the Principles of Obligations Arising from by Frederick Pollock (1908)
"It does not seem that the retaking of goods taken by trespass extinguishes the true owner's right of action, though it would of course affect the amount of ..."

6. The Law of Torts: A Treatise on the Principles of Obligations Arising from by Frederick Pollock (1901)
"It does not seem that the retaking of goods taken by trespass extinguishes the true owner's (0 Littleton in 33 Hen. VI. 27, (x) Wilde CJI c., Littleton pi. ..."

7. The Law of Torts: A Treatise on the Principles of Obligations Arising from by Frederick Pollock (1897)
"It does not seem that the retaking of goods taken by trespass extinguishes the true owner's right of action, though it would of course affect the amount of ..."

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