recaption
Noun
The lawful claim and recovery, by a person, of goods wrongly taken from him
Usage- Countable
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The ordinance affirmed the common-law right of masters to recapture fugitives on their own, without coming before a magistrate. By contrast, Article IV omitted mention of self-help recaption or reclamation.
Verb
To assign a new caption to.
Usage- Transitive
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The newspaper was forced to recaption the photograph to avoid a libel suit.
Word forms
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