re|plev|in

re|plev|in
re|plev|in «rih PLEHV uhn», noun, verb.
–n.
1. the recovery of goods taken from a person upon his giving security that the case shall be tried in court and the goods returned if he is defeated.
2. the writ by which the goods are thus recovered.
–v.t.
to recover (goods) by replevin.
╂[< Anglo-French replevine < replever, Old French replevir; see etym. under replevy (Cf. ↑replevy)]

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