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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

AVOWANT

n.The defendant in replevin, who avows the distress of the goods, and justifies the taking.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

AVOWANT

AVOWANT A *vow "ant, n. (Law )

 

Defn: The defendant in replevin, who avows the distress of the goods, and justifies the taking. Cowell.