I. -və̇n noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French replevine, from replevir to give security, from Old French, to give security for, from re- + plevir to pledge, from (assumed) Late Latin plebere — more at pledge
1.
a. : the return to or recovery by a person of goods or chattels claimed to be wrongfully taken or detained upon the person's giving security to try the matter in court and return the goods if defeated in the action
b. : the writ by or the common-law action in which goods and chattels are replevied
2. : the act of bailing a person or the bail given
II. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
: replevy