replevin

replevin is a 8-letter English word with 3 senses as noun and transitive verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A personal action which lies to recover possession of goods and chattle wrongfully taken or detained. Originally, it was a remedy peculiar to cases for wrongful distress, but it may generally now be brought in all cases of wrongful taking or detention. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 17 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A personal action which lies to recover possession of goods and chattle wrongfully taken or detained. Originally, it was a remedy peculiar to cases for wrongful distress, but it may generally now be brought in all cases of wrongful taking or detention.
2. noun. The writ by which goods and chattels are replevied.
3. transitive verb. To replevy.

Common word forms

replevins, replevined, replevining

Words from these letters

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