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Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An action to recover personal property said or claimed to be unlawfully taken.
- noun The writ or procedure of such an action.
- transitive verb To replevy.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To replevy.
- noun In law, a personal action which lies to recover possession of goods or 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.
- noun The writ by which goods and chattels are replevied.
- noun Bail.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (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.
- noun The writ by which goods and chattels are replevied.
- transitive verb (Law) To replevy.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun law an
action torecover personal property unlawfully taken ; thewrit orprocedure of such action - verb transitive to
replevy
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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In almost all states the term replevin in no longer used, since the states have adopted "one cause of action" for all civil wrongs.
Define That Term #77 2006
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In almost all states the term replevin in no longer used, since the states have adopted "one cause of action" for all civil wrongs.
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Yesterday's term was replevin, which is defined as:
Define That Term #77 2006
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Yesterday's term was replevin, which is defined as:
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By the act commonly called replevin law, any person whose goods are seized or detained by the collector for the payment of duties may sue out a writ of replevin, and, by virtue of that writ, the goods are to be restored to him.
Select Speeches of Daniel Webster Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852 1903
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UPDATED: Wdegraw was kind enough to point out that "replevin" was already the word of the day.
Define That Term #85 2006
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The case was heard in 1781 and started, strangely, when Bett and Brom sought and received from the court a writ of replevin which is an order to recover property from Ashley, themselves.
Archive 2006-01-01 Ellen Beth Gill 2006
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Dedalus's response to Ms. Banach's lawsuit is to countersue for more than $5 million, claiming "breach of fiduciary duty, self dealing, theft of corporate opportunities, conversion, replevin, and spoliation of computer evidence."
Behind the Veil: Questions About Art Authentication James Panero 2011
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Criminal asset forfeiture is different from a replevin action.
The Volokh Conspiracy » New Institute for Justice Report on Asset Forfeiture 2010
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If I had to guess, it is because Fuentes deals with a writ of replevin.
The Volokh Conspiracy » New Institute for Justice Report on Asset Forfeiture 2010
Related Words
synonyms (74)
Words with the same meaning
- annex
- attach
- bail
- bond
- collectivize
- commandeer
- communalize
- communize
- confiscate
- distrain
- earnest
- earnest money
- escrow
- expropriate
- gage
- garnish
- get back
- handsel
- hock
- hostage
- impound
- impress
- levy
- mainprise
- nationalize
- pawn
- pignus
- pledge
- press
- ransom
- recapture
- reclaim
- reclaiming
- reclamation
- recognizance
- recoup
- recoupment
- recover
- recovery
- recuperate
- recuperation
- redeem
- redemption
- regain
- regainment
- renovate
- reoccupation
- reoccupy
- replevy
- repossess
- repossession
- restoration
- restore
- resume
- resumption
- retake
- retaking
- retrieval
- retrieve
- revindicate
- revindication
- revival
- revive
- salvage
- sequester
- sequestrate
- socialize
- surety
- take back
- token payment
- trover
- undertaking
- vadimonium
- vadium
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