REPLEVIN

Etymology

Noun

replevin (plural replevins)

(legal) An action to recover personal property unlawfully taken, especially that seized by way of distraint; The writ or procedure of such action.

Verb

replevin (third-person singular simple present replevins, present participle replevining, simple past and past participle replevined)

(transitive) To replevy

Source: Wiktionary

Re*plev"in (-n), n. Etym: [LL. replevina. See Replevy, and cf. Plevin.]

1. (Law)

Definition: 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. Bouvier.

2. The writ by which goods and chattles are replevied.

Re*plev"in, v. t. (Law)

Definition: To replevy.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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