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Etymology
Anglo-Norman, from Old French replevir �recover�, from re- + plevir (apparently from a Germanic word which was also the source of English pledge).
Pronunciation
IPA|/rɪ'pl�vɪn/
Noun
en-noun
#law an action to recover personal property unlawfully taken; the writ or procedure of such action
Verb
en-verb
#transitive to replevy
#:*1998: Arranged about her are artificial flowers that appear in their varied pale and pastel colors to be faded from the sun. As if perhaps replevined from some desert grave. � Cormac McCarthy?, Cities of the Plain
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