| 单词 | replevin |
| 释义 | re·plev·in 1 /ri-'ple-vən/ n [Anglo-French replevine, from replevir to give security, from Old French, to give security for, from re- back + plevir to pledge]: an action originating in common law and now largely codified by which a plaintiff having a right in personal property claimed to be wrongfully taken or detained by the defendant seeks to recover possession of the property and sometimes to obtain damages for the wrongful detention; also: a procedure allowing the plaintiff as a provisional remedy to take possession of the property prior to judgment on the action ◇ Under section 2-716 of the Uniform Commercial Code, a buyer who is a party to a contract that has been breached by the seller has a right of replevin for goods that are identified to the contract if cover cannot reasonably be effected. replevin 2 vt: replevy |
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