Re-plēv'in1, n.
n. [L. Lat. replevina. See REPLEVY, and cf. PLEVIN.]
Sense 1. (Law.) A personal action which lies to recover possession of goods and chattels 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. New Am. Cyc. Bouvier.
Sense 2. The writ by which goods and chattels are replevied.