writ of detinue

English Thesaurus

1. a writ ordering the release of goods that have been unlawfully detained (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	judicial writ, writ,
definition	:	(law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer (noun.communication)

domain category	:	jurisprudence, law,
definition	:	the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group)