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re⋅plev⋅y

  [ri-plev-ee] verb, -plev⋅ied, -plev⋅y⋅ing, noun, plural -plev⋅ies. Law.
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–verb (used with object)
1. to recover possession of by replevin.
–verb (used without object)
2. to take possession of goods or chattels under a replevin order.
–noun
3. a seizure in replevin.
Origin:
1425–75; late ME < MF replevir; see replevin
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re·plev·y   (rĭ-plěv'ē)   
tr.v.   re·plev·ied, re·plev·y·ing, re·plev·ies
To regain possession of by a writ of replevin.
n.   pl. re·plev·ies
A replevin.

[Anglo-Norman replevir; see replevin.]
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: re·plevy
Pronunciation: ri-'ple-vE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural re·plev·ies
: REPLEVIN

Main Entry: replevy
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: re·plev·ied; re·plevy·ing
Etymology: probably from Anglo-French replevi, past participle of replevir to give security, from Old French, to give security for, from re- back + plevir to pledge
: to take or get back by replevin —re·plev·i·able /ri-'ple-vE-&-b&l/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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