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replevin

re·plev·in [ ri plévvin ]


noun  (plural re·plev·ins)
Definition:
 
action by claimant to recover goods: an act or writ to recover goods by somebody who claims to own them and who promises to have the claim later tested in court



transitive verb  (past and past participle re·plev·ined, present participle re·plev·in·ing, 3rd person present singular re·plev·ins)
Definition:
 
law 
Same as  replevy


[14th century. < Anglo-Norman< replevir (see replevy)]
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