Replevin

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An action to recover personal property said or claimed to be unlawfully taken.
  • n. The writ or procedure of such an action.
  • v. To replevy.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. an action to recover personal property unlawfully taken; the writ or procedure of such action
  • v. to replevy
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A personal action which lies to recover possession of goods and chattle wrongfully taken or detained. Originally, it was a remedy peculiar to cases for wrongful distress, but it may generally now be brought in all cases of wrongful taking or detention.
  • n. The writ by which goods and chattels are replevied.
  • v. To replevy.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In law, a personal action which lies to recover possession of goods or chattels wrongfully taken or detained, upon giving security to try the right to them in a suit at law, and, if that should be determined against the plaintiff, to return the property replevied.
  • n. The writ by which goods and chattels are replevied.
  • n. Bail.
  • To replevy.
    • Word Usage
    "In almost all states the term replevin in no longer used, since the states have adopted "one cause of action" for all civil wrongs."
    Verb Form
    replevined    replevining    replevins   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    replevy    recover   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    nolle    warranto    certiorari    seisin    disinterment   
     
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