verb
- past tense of replevy; to recover possession of goods or property through a legal writ of replevin
Usage: legal
Examples
- The farmer replevied his cattle that had been wrongfully seized.
- After posting bond, she replevied the goods from the sheriff.
- The court allowed him to replevy the property before trial.
- They successfully replevied their equipment from the creditor.
- The merchant replevied his inventory through legal proceedings.