noun
Meaning 1
replevin
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
replevy
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/ɹɪˈplɛvi/
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rhymes with -ɛvi
verb
Meaning 2
To return goods to their rightful owner by replevin; to recover goods.
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verb
Meaning 3
To bail.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, obsolete
Topics: law
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History
Etymology
Old French replevir (“recover”), from re- + plevir (probably from a Germanic source which also gave pledge).
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Spanish: reivindicar — to return goods to their rightful owner by replevin