RECAPTURE

I. noun Date: 1752 1. the act of retaking, an instance of being retaken, the retaking of a prize or goods under international law, a government seizure under law of earnings or profits beyond a fixed amount, II. transitive verb Date: 1799 1. to capture again, to experience again , to take (as a portion of earnings or profits above a fixed amount) by law or through negotiations under law