1) Recover by legal means 
• (v. t.) To bail. • (v. t.) To take or get back, by a writ for that purpose (goods and 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. • (n.) Replevin.
Re·plev'y noun Replevin. Mozley & W. Re·plev'y transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Replevied (-?d); present participle & verbal noun Replevying .] [ Old French replevir , Late Latin replevire . See Pledge , Replevin .] 1. ...