Antonyms for replevin


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : ri-plev-in
Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈplɛv ɪn


Definition 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
Example sentences :
  • 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

Synonyms for replevin

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