Bible Dictionaries
Replevy
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(v. t.) To bail.
(2):
(v. t.) To take or get back, by a writ for that purpose (goods and chattels wrongfully taken or detained), upon giving security to try the right to them in a suit at law, and, if that should be determined against the plaintiff, to return the property replevied.
(3):
(n.) Replevin.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Replevy'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​r/replevy.html. 1828.