1) French word used in English 2) Judicial remedy
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n. under common law, the right to bring a lawsuit for recovery of goods improperly taken by another. 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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Replevin is part of the law relating to creditors` rights, and is sometimes known as `claim and delivery.` The word is of Anglo-Norman origin, being the noun form of the verb `replevy` (from Old French `replevir,` derived from `plevir,` to pledge), and is derived from the Latin replegiare (to redeem a thing taken by another). ==Nature== I...
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A legal action for the recovery of a possession that has been wrongfully taken.
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repossession of stolen goods pending outcome of lawsuit
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• (n.) The writ by which goods and chattels are replevied. • (n.) 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. • (v. t.) To rep...
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a form of lawsuit in common-law countries, such as England, Commonwealth countries, and the United States, for return of personal property wrongfully ... [2 related articles]
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(N) Replevin is the right to resort legal steps for recovery of goods, articles or properties illegitimately seized by somebody without his permission
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Re·plev'in noun [ Late Latin
replevina . See
Replevy , and confer
Plevin .]
1. (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 ...
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Re·plev'in transitive verb (Law) To replevy.
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An action to recover personal property said or claimed to be unlawfully taken. 2) The writ or procedure of such an action. It will be proper to consider, 1. For what property this action will lie. 2. What interest the plaintiff must have in the same. 3. For what injury. 4. The pleadings. 5. The judgment. - 1. To support replevin, the property a...
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A type of legal action where the owner of movable goods is given the right to recover them from someone who shouldnt have them. Replevin is often used in disputes between buyers and sellers -- for example, a seller might bring a replevin action to reclaim goods from a buyer who failed to pay for them.
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In English law, replevin is an action brought to recover possession of goods illegally seized, the validity of which seizure it is the regular mode of contesting.
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an action brought for the owner of items to recover possession of those items when those items were wrongfully taken or are being wrongfully kept
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