replevin

/ɹɪˈplɛvɪn/

replevin noun: an action to recover personal property unlawfully taken, especially that seized by way of distraint; the writ or procedure of such action.

Noun

replevin (countable and uncountable, plural replevins)

An action to recover personal property unlawfully taken, especially that seized by way of distraint; the writ or procedure of such action.

Verb

replevin (third-person singular simple present replevins, present participle replevining, simple past and past participle replevined)

(transitive) To replevy.
- Arranged about her are artificial flowers that appear in their varied pale and pastel colors to be faded from the sun. As if perhaps replevined from some desert grave.1998, Cormac McCarthy, Cities of the Plain

Forms of replevin

Noun
plural	replevins
Verb
third-person singular present	replevins
present participle	replevining
past participle	replevined
past	replevined

Origin of replevin

Anglo-Norman, from Old French replevir (“recover”), from re- + plevir (apparently from a Germanic word which was also the source of English pledge).

Words that rhyme with replevin

Questions about replevin

What does replevin mean?: Replevin means an action to recover personal property unlawfully taken, especially that seized by way of distraint; the writ or procedure of such action.
What part of speech is replevin?: Replevin can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce replevin?: Replevin is pronounced /ɹɪˈplɛvɪn/.
What is the plural of replevin?: The plural of replevin is replevins.

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