Bible Dictionaries
Replevin
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) The writ by which goods and chattels are replevied.
(2):
(v. t.) To replevy.
(3):
(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.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Replevin'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​r/replevin.html. 1828.