'Replevying' definitions:

Definition of 'Replevying'

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  • Replevy \Re*plev"y\ (-?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Replevied (-?d); p. pr. & vb. n. Replevying.] [OF. replevir, LL. replevire. See Pledge, Replevin.]
  • 1. (Law) To take or get back, by a writ for that purpose (goods and chattels wrongfully taken or detained), upon giving security to try the right to them in a suit at law, and, if that should be determined against the plaintiff, to return the property replevied. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Old Eng. Law) To bail. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

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