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replevin

noun as in writ

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Another action is replevin which is used to recover specific goods.

As well might it be questioned, that a writ of replevin for a horse, or a writ of right for land, was "a suit at Common Law."

"I don't want your papers," remarked Sylvane, who did not know a replevin paper from a dog license.

Is replevin any relation, say a second cousin, to lis pendis?

Then after filling out a writ of replevin he added, "Excuse me a moment, Mr. Terry; I will be back soon."

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On this page you'll find 133 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to replevin, such as: accusation, action, argument, bill, case, and claim.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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