butin

Definitions of butin
  1. noun
    goods or money obtained illegally
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    type of:
    biens volés
    property that has been stolen
  2. noun
    a restraint that checks the motion of something
    synonyms: loquet
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    types:
    cliquet
    a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward
    type of:
    limitation, restriction
    a device that retards something's motion
  3. noun
    the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
    synonyms: arrestation
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    type of:
    prise de possession, saisie
    the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property
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