verb
- to recover possession of goods by legal action
Usage: legal
Examples
- The farmer sought to replevy his cattle that had been wrongfully seized.
- She hired a lawyer to replevy the property taken by the creditor.
- The court allowed him to replevy his belongings pending the lawsuit.
- They filed a motion to replevy the equipment before the trial.
- The merchant was able to replevy his goods after posting bond.