re·plev·in (rĭ-plĕv′ĭn) n. 1. An action to recover personal property said or claimed to be unlawfully taken.
2. The writ or procedure of such an action.
tr.v. re·plev·ined ,
re·plev·in·ing ,
re·plev·ines To replevy.
[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman
replevine , from
replevir ,
to give as a security :
re- ,
re- +
plevir ,
to pledge (from Late Latin
plebere ,
of Germanic origin ; see
dlegh- in
Indo-European roots ).]
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replevin (rɪˈplɛvɪn ) law n 1. (Law) the recovery of goods unlawfully taken, made subject to establishing the validity of the recovery in a legal action and returning the goods if the decision is adverse
2. (Law) (formerly) a writ of replevin
[C15: from Anglo-French, from Old French replevir to give security for, from re- + plevir to pledge]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
re•plev•in (rɪˈplɛv ɪn) n. Law. 1. an action for the recovery of goods or chattels wrongfully taken or detained.
2. the writ or action by which such goods are recovered.
v.t. 3. to replevy.
[1300–50; Middle English < Anglo-French, derivative of
replevir to bail out, Old French. See
re -,
pledge ]
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replevin Past participle: replevinedGerund: repleviningImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative replevin replevin
Present I replevin you replevin he/she/it replevins we replevin you replevin they replevin
Preterite I replevined you replevined he/she/it replevined we replevined you replevined they replevined
Present Continuous I am replevining you are replevining he/she/it is replevining we are replevining you are replevining they are replevining
Present Perfect I have replevined you have replevined he/she/it has replevined we have replevined you have replevined they have replevined
Past Continuous I was replevining you were replevining he/she/it was replevining we were replevining you were replevining they were replevining
Past Perfect I had replevined you had replevined he/she/it had replevined we had replevined you had replevined they had replevined
Future I will replevin you will replevin he/she/it will replevin we will replevin you will replevin they will replevin
Future Perfect I will have replevined you will have replevined he/she/it will have replevined we will have replevined you will have replevined they will have replevined
Future Continuous I will be replevining you will be replevining he/she/it will be replevining we will be replevining you will be replevining they will be replevining
Present Perfect Continuous I have been replevining you have been replevining he/she/it has been replevining we have been replevining you have been replevining they have been replevining
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been replevining you will have been replevining he/she/it will have been replevining we will have been replevining you will have been replevining they will have been replevining
Past Perfect Continuous I had been replevining you had been replevining he/she/it had been replevining we had been replevining you had been replevining they had been replevining
Conditional I would replevin you would replevin he/she/it would replevin we would replevin you would replevin they would replevin
Past Conditional I would have replevined you would have replevined he/she/it would have replevined we would have replevined you would have replevined they would have replevined
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