Replevin definition

Etymology

Anglo-Norman, from Old French replevir ‘recover’, from re- + plevir (apparently from a Germanic word which was also the source of English pledge).

Noun

an action to recover personal property unlawfully taken; the writ or procedure of such action

Verb

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