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replevin
noun(re-plev-in)
an action originating in common law and now largely codified by which a plaintiff having a right in personal property which is claimed to be wrongfully taken or detained by the defendant seeks to recover possession of the property and sometimes to obtain damages for the wrongful detention; also : a procedure allowing the plaintiff as a provisional remedy to take possession of the property prior to a judgment on the action
replevin
verb(re-plev-in)
replevy

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