recaption
verbEtymology From re- + caption.
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To assign a new caption to.
- The newspaper was forced to recaption the photograph to avoid a libel suit.
recaption
nounEtymology From re- + caption.
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Law The 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: