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What (who) is Replevin - definition
LEGAL ACTION TO RECOVER PROPERTY THAT HAS BEEN IMPROPERLY TAKEN FROM THE OWNING OR CUSTODIAL ENTITY
Replevy; Replevinger; Writ of Replevin; Writ of replevin; Claim and delivery
Replevin
·vt To Replevy.
II. Replevin ·noun The writ by which goods and chattels are replevied.
III. Replevin ·noun 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.
replevin
[r?'pl?v?n]
¦ noun Law a procedure whereby seized goods may be provisionally restored to their owner pending the outcome of an action to determine the rights of the parties concerned.
Origin
ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr., from OFr. replevir (see replevy).
replevin
n. under common law, the right to bring a lawsuit for recovery of goods improperly taken by another. In almost all states the term replevin in no longer used, since the states have adopted "one cause of action" for all civil wrongs.
Wikipedia
Replevin
Replevin () or claim and delivery (sometimes called revendication) is a legal remedy, which enables a person to recover personal property taken wrongfully or unlawfully, and to obtain compensation for resulting losses.
