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replevin |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Replevin \Re*plev"in\ (-?n), n. [LL. replevina. See {Replevy}, and cf {Plevin}.] 1. (Law) 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 chattels are replevied. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Replevin \Re*plev"in\, v. t. (Law) To replevy.
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