verb
- past tense of replevin; recovered (goods) through a legal action called replevin
Usage: legal
Examples
- The farmer replevined his cattle that had been wrongfully seized.
- After proving ownership, she replevined the valuable artwork.
- The court allowed him to replevin the goods, so they were replevined within a week.
- The merchant replevined his inventory from the warehouse.
- Once the legal documents were filed, the property was successfully replevined.