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replevisable

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ri plev′ə sə bəl)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
re•plev•i•sa•ble  (ri plev′ə sə bəl),USA pronunciation adj. [Law.]
  1. Lawcapable of being replevied.
Also, re•plev•i•a•ble  (ri plev′ē ə bəl).USA pronunciation 
  • Anglo-French, equivalent. to repleviss- (long stem of replevir; see replevin) + -able -able
  • 1225–75

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
re•plev•y  (ri plev′ē),USA pronunciation v., -plev•ied, -plev•y•ing, n., pl. -plev•ies. [Law.]
v.t. 
  1. Lawto recover possession of by replevin.

v.i. 
  1. Lawto take possession of goods or chattels under a replevin order.

n. 
  1. Lawa seizure in replevin.
  • Middle French replevir; see replevin
  • late Middle English 1425–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
replevy /rɪˈplɛvɪ/ vb ( -plevies, -plevying, -plevied) (transitive)
  1. to recover possession of (goods) by replevin
 n ( pl -plevies)
  1. another word for replevin
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French replevir; see replevinreˈpleviable, reˈplevisable adj
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