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Replevy
Pronunciation : Re*plev"y (-)
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [OF. replevir, LL. replevire. See Pledge, Replevin.]
Definition : 1. (Law)
Defn: To take or get back, by a writ for that purpose (goods and chattels wrongfuly 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.
2. (Old Eng.LAw)
Defn: To bail. Spenser.
t. [imp. & p. p. Replevied (-d); p. pr. & vb. n. Replevying.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Re*plev"y (r-plv")
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: Replevin. Mozley & W.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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