The pools have to be small because a big pool would become a big wave when the boat rocks back and forthâwhich it does, a lot. The result is over 2,000 people clamoring around the one kiddie pool trying to grab one of the hundred deck chairs that surround it.
Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Detinue. In tort law, detinue is an action to recover for the wrongful taking of personal property. It is initiated by an individual who claims to have a greater right to their immediate possession than the current possessor.
torâ²tuÂ·ousÂ·ness n. Usage Note: Although tortuous and torturous both come from the Latin word torquÄre, to twist, their primary meanings are distinct. Tortuous means twisting (a tortuous road) or by extension complex or devious.. Torturous refers primarily to torture and the pain associated with it.