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replevin

American  
[ri-plev-in] / rɪˈplɛv ɪn /

noun

  1. an action for the recovery of goods or chattels wrongfully taken or detained.

  2. the common-law action or writ by which goods are replevied.

verb (used with object)

  1. to replevy.

replevin British  
/ rɪˈplɛvɪn /

noun

  1. the recovery of goods unlawfully taken, made subject to establishing the validity of the recovery in a legal action and returning the goods if the decision is adverse

  2. (formerly) a writ of replevin

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verb

  1. another word for replevy

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Other Word Forms

  • unreplevined adjective

Etymology

Origin of replevin

1300–50; Middle English < Anglo-French, derivative of replevir to bail out, admit to bail, Old French. See re-, pledge

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