replevin
noun
- 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
- the writ by which one takes over the goods
See replevin in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(rĭ-plĕvˈĭn)
noun- An action to recover personal property said or claimed to be unlawfully taken.
- The writ or procedure of such an action.
transitive verb re·plev·ined,
re·plev·in·ing,
re·plev·ines To replevy.
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