Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To regain possession of (personal property) by a writ of replevin.
- noun A replevin.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Replevin.
- To recover possession of by an action of replevin; sue for and get back, pending the action, by giving security to try the right to the goods in a suit at law. See
replevin . - To take back or set at liberty upon security, as anything seized; bail, as a person.
- To take possession of goods or chattels sued for by an action of replevin.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Replevin.
- transitive verb (Law) To take or get back, by a writ for that purpose (goods and chattels wrongfully taken or detained), upon giving security to try the right to them in a suit at law, and, if that should be determined against the plaintiff, to return the property replevied.
- transitive verb (Old Eng. Law) To bail.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb to
return goods to their rightful owner byreplevin ; torecover goods
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I employed a lawyer, and in about ten minutes we were free; but if we had not got away with the stuff we would have had more trouble, as he was ready to replevy.
Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi George H. Devol
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They ran us up into a little town, when they got out a replevy and took the mules.
Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi George H. Devol
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Every man shall have liberty to replevy his Cattell or goods impounded, distrained, seised, or extended, unless it be upon execution after Judgement, and in payment of fines.
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It is unlawful, in itself, to replevy goods in the custody of the collectors.
Select Speeches of Daniel Webster Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852 1903
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Chinn ar-rms himsilf as becomes a riprisintative iv a gr-reat coort goin 'to sarve a sacred writ iv replevy on th' usurper to th 'loftiest or wan iv th' loftiest jobs that th 'people iv a gloryous state can donate to a citizen.
Mr. Dooley's Philosophy Finley Peter Dunne 1901
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I of course refused, whereupon he threatened to replevy, and at once returned to his lawyer's office.
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It is unlawful, in itself, to replevy goods in the custody of the collectors.
Select Speeches of Daniel Webster, 1817-1845 Daniel Webster 1817
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_Catty. _ (_speaking very rapidly_) Bless you for that word, counshillor; and by the first light to-morrow, I'll drive all the grazing cattle, every four-footed _baast_ off the land, and pound 'em in Ballynavogue; and if they replevy, why I'll distrain again, if it be forty times, I will go.
Tales and Novels — Volume 08 Maria Edgeworth 1808
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In answer to this petition, a decree immediately issued from the King's council, commanding a replevy of the arrests and seizures of which the petitioner complained.
Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 (of 3) Isaac Disraeli 1807
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I answered that he would find the sum in the hands of Madame d'Urfe's solicitor, and that he could receive it as soon as he had given replevy on the bail at the Fort l'Eveque.
The Complete Memoirs of Jacques Casanova Giacomo Casanova 1761
yarb commented on the word replevy
Oh! interrupted the valet, do not be at all uneasy about your debt: I will take it upon myself; put it down to me. It is true that some unmannerly creditors have preferred legal measures to a reliance on our honour; but we shall take the first opportunity of obtaining a replevy, and will pay you without looking at your bill.
- Lesage, The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane, tr. Smollett, bk 3 ch. 4
September 13, 2008