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REPLEVY [5 records]

Record 1 2011-01-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tort Law (common law)
  • Legal Actions
DEF

To carry out the act of replevin.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des délits (common law)
  • Actions en justice

Spanish

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Record 2 2010-11-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Legal Actions
  • Property Law (common law)
  • Rules of Court
CONT

A writ empowering a person to recover his goods by replevin.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Actions en justice
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
  • Règles de procédure

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Acciones judiciales
  • Derecho de propiedad (common law)
  • Reglamento procesal
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Record 3 2010-11-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tort Law (common law)
  • Property Law (common law)
DEF

To recover (cattle or goods) by replevin.

CONT

Replevy. The recovery of goods persuant to a writ of replevin; to get delivery of goods that had been kept from rightful owner; to recover chattels as a result of replevin.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des délits (common law)
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)

Spanish

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Record 4 2010-10-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tort Law (common law)
  • Property Law (common law)
DEF

The ... recovery by a person of goods or chattels distrained or taken from him, upon his giving security ....

CONT

In cases of distress for rent the replevy should be made before the expiration of five days ... after the distress, otherwise the distrainer may sell the goods ....

OBS

replevy: Now rare.

Key term(s)
  • recapture of property

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des délits (common law)
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)

Spanish

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Record 5 2004-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tort Law (common law)
DEF

In reference to the action of replevin, 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 legality of the distress.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des délits (common law)
OBS

En parlant du saisissant.

Spanish

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