recaption

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noun

The lawful claim and recovery, by a person, of goods wrongly taken from him

“The newspaper was forced to recaption the photograph to avoid a libel suit.”

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Meanings

nounrecaption (countable and uncountable, plural recaptions)

plural recaptions

  1. countableuncountablelawThe lawful claim and recovery, by a person, of goods wrongly taken from him

    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.

    2005, Akhil Reed Amar, America's Constitution: A Biography
verbrecaption (third-person singular simple present recaptions, present participle recaptioning, simple past and past participle recaptioned)

present singular third person recaptions · participle present recaptioning · participle past recaptioned · past recaptioned

  1. transitiveTo assign a new caption to.

    The newspaper was forced to recaption the photograph to avoid a libel suit.

Origin

From re- + caption.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

precationcaptionerpreaction
Cite this entry
APA

recaption. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recaption

MLA

“recaption.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recaption. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “recaption,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recaption.

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