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.
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
12 March 2025
(noun) small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
