replevin

English

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Etymology

Anglo-Norman, from Old French replevir ‘recover’, from re- + plevir (apparently from a Germanic word which was also the source of English pledge).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /rɪˈplɛvɪn/

Noun

replevin (plural replevins)

1. (law) an action to recover personal property unlawfully taken; the writ or procedure of such action

Verb

replevin (third-person singular simple present replevins, present participle replevining, simple past and past participle replevined)

1. (transitive) to replevy
   • 1998, Cormac McCarthy, Cities of the Plain:

     Arranged about her are artificial flowers that appear in their varied pale and pastel colors to be faded from the sun. As if perhaps replevined from some desert grave.