verb
- recovers (goods) by replevin; regains possession of personal property through legal action
Usage: legal
Examples
- The farmer replevies his cattle that were wrongfully seized.
- She replevies the furniture through a court order.
- The company replevies its equipment from the defaulting tenant.
- He replevies the goods pending the outcome of the lawsuit.
- The court allows her to replevy the disputed property.
- They replevy the merchandise before the trial begins.