replevin

Definitions


[rɪˈplɛvɪn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- 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


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Origin:
late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, from Old French replevir ‘recover’ (see replevy)




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