Averiis captis in withernam

AVERIIS CAPTIS IN WITHERNAM, Eng. law. The name of a writ which lies in favor of a man whose cattle have been unlawfully taken by another, and driven out of the county where they were taken, so that they cannot be replevied.
     2. This writ issues against the wrong doer to take his cattle to the plaintiff's use. Reg. of Writs, 82.

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.