replevin

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الإنجليزية - الإنجليزية
to replevy
an action to recover personal property unlawfully taken; the writ or procedure of such action
{n} a writ to recover possession of a distress, the suit or action
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
A personal action brought to recover possession of goods unlawfully taken
An action for the recovery of a possession that has been wrongfully taken
{i} order demanding the release of confiscated property (Law)
A personal action which lies to recover possession of goods and chattle wrongfully taken or detained
A legal proceeding in court to seize property (other than real estate) given as security for a debt that is in default
The writ by which goods and chattels are replevied
A proceeding employed by a party to regain possession of personal property which was illegally taken from him
An action of a law used to recover specific personal property
Seeking recovery of a possession wrongfully taken
An action to recover the possession of personal property taken or withheld from the owner unlawfully
A lawsuit in which the plaintiff says the defendent has property belonging to the plaintiff, and the plaintiff wants the property returned Contrasts with trover (q v )
replevy
replevin

    الواصلة

    re·ple·vin

    النطق

    علم أصول الكلمات

    () Anglo-Norman, from Old French replevir ‘recover’, from re- + plevir (apparently from a Germanic word which was also the source of English pledge).

    الازمنة

    replevining, replevined
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