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Webster 1913 Edition
Replevin
1.
(Law)
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.
Bouvier.
2.
The writ by which goods and chattels are replevied.
Re-plev′in
,Verb.
T.
(Law)
To replevy.
Webster 1828 Edition
Replevin
REPLEV'IN
,Noun.
1.
An action or remedy granted on a distress, by which a person whose cattle or goods are distrained, has them returned to his own possession upon giving security to try the right of taking in a suit at law, and if that should be determined against him, to return the cattle or goods into the possession of the distrainor.2.
The writ by which a distress is replevied.