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REPLEVIN
A personal action em delicto brought to recover possession of goods unlawfully taken, (generally, but not only, applicable to the taking of goods distrained for rent,) the validity of which taking it ia the mode of contesting, if the party from whom the goods were taken wishes to have them More...

A personal action em delicto brought to recover possession of goods unlawfully taken, (generally, but not only, applicable to the taking of goods distrained for rent,) the validity of which taking it ia the mode of contesting, if the party from whom the goods were taken wishes to have them back in specie, whereas, If he prefer to have damages instead, the validity may be contested by action of trespass or unlawful distress. The word means a redelivery to the owner of the pledge or thing taken in distress. Wharton. And see Sinnott v. Feiock, 165 N. Y. 444, 59 N. B. 265, 53 L. R. A. 565, 80 Am. St. Rep. 736; Healey v. Humphrey, 81 Fed. 990, 27 C. 0. A. 89; Mc-Junkln v. Mathers, 158 Pa. 137, 27 Atl. 873; Tracy v. Warren, 104 Mass. 377; Lazard v. Wheeler, 22 Cal. 142; Maclary v. Turner, 9 Houst (Del.) 281, 32 Atl. 325; Johnson v. Boehme, 66 Kan. 72, 71 Pac. 243, 97 Am. St Rep. 357. -Personal replevin. A opedes of action to replevy a man out of prison or out of the custody of any private person. It took the place of the old writ de homine replegiando: but as a means of examining into the legality of an imprisonment it is now superseded by the writ of habeas corptu.-Replevin bond. A bond executed to indemnify the officer who executed a writ of replevin and to indemnify the defendant or person from whose custody the property was taken for such damages as he may sustain. Imel v. Van Deren, 8 Colo. 90, 6 Pac. 803; Walker v. Kennison, 34 N. H. 259. Less...
REPLEVISH
In old English law. To let one to mainprise upon surety. Cowell.

In old English law. To let one to mainprise upon surety. Cowell. Less...
REPLEVISOR
The plaintiff in an action of replevin.

The plaintiff in an action of replevin. Less...
REPLEVY
This word, as used in reference to the action of replevin, signifies to redeliver goods which have been distrained, to the original possessor of them, on his pledging or giving security to prosecute an action against the distrainor for the purpose of trying the legality of the distress. It has More...

This word, as used in reference to the action of replevin, signifies to redeliver goods which have been distrained, to the original possessor of them, on his pledging or giving security to prosecute an action against the distrainor for the purpose of trying the legality of the distress. It has also been used to signify the bailing or liberating a man. from prison on his finding bail to answer for his forthcoming at a future time. Brown. Less...
REPLIANT, OR REPLICANT
A litigant who replies or files or delivers a replication.

A litigant who replies or files or delivers a replication. Less...
REPLICARE
Lat. In the dvil law and old English pleading. To reply; to answer a defendant's plea.

Lat. In the dvil law and old English pleading. To reply; to answer a defendant's plea. Less...
REPLICATIO
Lat In the civil law and old English pleading. The plaintiffs answer to the defendant's exception or plea; corresponding with and giving name to the replication in modern pleading. Inst. 4, 14, pr.

Lat In the civil law and old English pleading. The plaintiffs answer to the defendant's exception or plea; corresponding with and giving name to the replication in modern pleading. Inst. 4, 14, pr. Less...
REPLICATION
In pleading. A reply made by the plaintiff in an action to the defendant's plea, or in a suit in chancery to the defendant's answer. General and special. In equity practice, a general replication is a general denial of the truth of defendant's plea or answer, and of tbe sufficiency More...

In pleading. A reply made by the plaintiff in an action to the defendant's plea, or in a suit in chancery to the defendant's answer. General and special. In equity practice, a general replication is a general denial of the truth of defendant's plea or answer, and of tbe sufficiency of the matter alleged in it to bar the plaintiff's suit and an assertion of the truth and sufficiency of the bill. A special replication is occasioned by the defendant's introducing new matter into his plea or answer, which makes it necessary for the plaintiff to put in issue some additional fact on his part in avoidance of such new matter. Vanbibber v. Beirne, 6 W. Va. Less...
REPLY
In its general sense, a reply is what the plaintiff, petitioner, or other person who has instituted a proceeding says In answer to the defendant's case. Sweet. On trial or argnment. When a case is tried or argued in court, the speech or argument of the plaintiff in answer to More...

In its general sense, a reply is what the plaintiff, petitioner, or other person who has instituted a proceeding says In answer to the defendant's case. Sweet. On trial or argnment. When a case is tried or argued in court, the speech or argument of the plaintiff in answer to that of the defendant is called his "reply." Under the practice of the chancery and common-law courts, to reply is to file or deliver a replication, (q. v.) Under codes of reformed procedure, "re: ply" ia very generally the name of the pleading which corresponds to "replication" in common-law or equity practice. Less...
REPONE
In Scotch practice. To replace; to restore to a former state or right. 2 Alls. Crim. Pr. 351.

In Scotch practice. To replace; to restore to a former state or right. 2 Alls. Crim. Pr. 351. Less...

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