About The Word Replevin
Learn about the word Replevin to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Replevin definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Replevin
| Replevin Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Replevin?Synonyms | Synonyms for Replevin: Related Terms | Find terms related to Replevin: See Also | Replevin In Webster's Dictionary \Re*plev"in\ (-?n), n. [LL. replevina. See {Replevy},
and cf. {Plevin}.]
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\, v. t. (Law) To replevy. |
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Permanent press ‐ a fabric that has been chemically processed to resist wrinkles…
- Walker foxhound ‐ an American breed…
- Paper money ‐ currency issued by a government or central bank and consisting…
- Own right ‐ by title vested in yourself or by virtue of qualifications that…
- Family bennettitaceae ‐ a family of fossil gymnospermous plants of the…
- Rank and file ‐ the ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted…
- Fuck ‐ slang terms for sexual intercourse [v] have sexual intercourse…
- Coseismic ‐ being where earthquake waves arrive…
- Tinter ‐ a hairdresser who…
- Preclinical phase ‐ a laboratory test of a new drug or a new invasive medical device…