Replevy Definition
rĭ-plĕvē
replevied, replevies, replevying
verb
To seize or take back (goods) under a writ of replevin.
Webster's New World
To release (a person) on bail.
Webster's New World
The recovery of goods pursuant to a writ of replevin; to get delivery of goods that had been kept from the rightful owner; to recover chattels as a result of replevin.
Webster's New World Law
Origin of Replevy
Old French replevir (“recover"), from re- + plevir (probably from a Germanic source which also gave pledge).
From Wiktionary
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Anglo-Norman replevir replevin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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