# replevin

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɹɪˈplɛvɪn/

## Definitions
1. An action to recover personal property unlawfully taken, especially that seized by way of distraint; the writ or procedure of such action.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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