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Synonyms for replevin
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : ri-plev-in |
| Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈplɛv ɪn |
Top 10 synonyms for replevin Other synonyms for the word replevin
- arraignment
- assumpsit
- balance
- bring back
- buy back
- buy off
- call in
- cash
- cash in
- catch up
- cause
- change
- command
- compensate
- compensation
- contest
- cover
- decree
- defray
- discharge
- document
- exchange
- habeas corpus
- indemnification
- make good
- mandate
- obtain again
- offset
- paper
- pay off
- prescript
- presentment
- proceedings
- process
- prosecution
- purchase
- ransom
- reacquire
- recall
- recapture
- reclaim
- reclamation
- recoup
- recouping
- recruit
- redeem
- redemption
- rediscover
- regain
- reimbursement
- reinstate
- remuneration
- reoccupy
- repair
- reparation
- repay
- replevin
- replevy
- repossess
- repossession
- repurchase
- rescue
- restoration
- restore
- resume
- retake
- retaking
- retrieval
- retrieve
- return
- salvage
- settle
- subpoena
- suit
- summons
- take back
- take in
- trade in
- trial
- warrant
- win back
Définition of replevin
Origin :- "recovery of goods (by someone) taken from him, upon posting of security," mid-15c., from Anglo-French replevin (14c.) and Anglo-Latin (13c.) replevina, from Old French replevir (v.) "to pledge, protect, warrant," from re- "back, again" (see re-) + plevir, of uncertain origin; perhaps related to pledge (v.). The corresponding verb is replevy (1550s).
- As in lawsuit : noun case brought to court
- As in writ : noun court order
- As in recovery : noun the act of regaining possession
- As in recover : verb find again
- As in redeem : verb recover possession
- He said he wanted to serve a writ of replevin and take the horse.
- Extract from : « Twenty Years of Hus'ling » by J. P. Johnston
- Well, if I can find them I shall have them arrested and replevin the horse.
- Extract from : « Twenty Years of Hus'ling » by J. P. Johnston
- I hear the owners are so impudent, that they design to replevin them by law.
- Extract from : « The Journal to Stella » by Jonathan Swift
- Replevin, simpleton, 'tis Dingley I mean; but it is a hard word, and so I'll excuse it.
- Extract from : « The Journal to Stella » by Jonathan Swift
- Is replevin any relation, say a second cousin, to lis pendis?
- Extract from : « The Winning Touchdown » by Lester Chadwick
- I asked Mrs. Cody if she could write a writ of replevin and she said she had never heard of such a thing.
- Extract from : « An Autobiography of Buffalo Bill (Colonel W. F. Cody) » by Buffalo Bill (William Frederick Cody)
- I felt that I needed a good deal of bracing in this writ of replevin business, so I drank his as well as mine.
- Extract from : « An Autobiography of Buffalo Bill (Colonel W. F. Cody) » by Buffalo Bill (William Frederick Cody)
- "I don't want your papers," remarked Sylvane, who did not know a replevin paper from a dog license.
- Extract from : « Roosevelt in the Bad Lands » by H. Hagedorn.
- Have you a jury trial when a judgment is obtained on a replevin bond or by default?
- Extract from : « The Life of John Marshall (Volume 1 of 4) » by Albert J. Beveridge
- Rivet refusing to deliver up the statue after Charless return, a replevin was served upon him to compel its surrender.
- Extract from : « Haunted London » by Walter Thornbury
Antonyms for replevin
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