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replevin definition

re·plevin (ri plev′in)

noun

  1. the recovery of goods by the person claiming to own them, on a promise to test the matter in court and give the goods up again if defeated
  2. the writ by which one takes over the goods

Etymology: ME < Anglo-Fr replevine < OFr replevir, to warrant, pledge < re-, again + plevir, to pledge < ML plevium, warranty, pledge

transitive verb

replevy

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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