Law Dictionary Definitions

replevisable. See REPLEVIABLE. [Blacks Law 8th]

replevin bond.See BOND(2). [Blacks Law 8th]

  replevin (ri-plev-in), n.1. An action for the repossession of personal property wrongfully taken or detained by the defendant, whereby the plaintiff gives security for and holds the property until the court decides who owns it. — Also termed claim and delivery. [Cases: Replevin 1. C.J.S. Replevin §§ 2–7.] 2. A writ obtained from a…

  repleviable (ri-plev-ee-<<schwa>>-b<<schwa>>l), adj. Capable of being replevied; recoverable by replevin <repleviable property>. — Also spelled replevisable (ri-plev-<<schwa>>-s<<schwa>>-b<<schwa>>l). Cf. IRREPLEVIABLE. [Cases: Replevin 3. C.J.S. Replevin §§ 10–24.] [Blacks Law 8th]

  repleader (ree-plee-d<<schwa>>r).Common-law pleading. A court order or judgment — issued on the motion of a party who suffered an adverse verdict — requiring the parties to file new pleadings because of some defect in the original pleadings. — Also termed judgment of repleader. [Cases: Pleading 286. C.J.S. Pleading § 477.] [Blacks Law 8th]

  replead,vb.1. To plead again or anew; to file a new pleading, esp. to correct a defect in an earlier pleading. [Cases: Federal Civil Procedure 1838; Pretrial Procedure 695.] 2. To make a repleader. [Blacks Law 8th]

replacement insurance.See INSURANCE. [Blacks Law 8th]

  replacement-cost depreciation method.See DEPRECIATION METHOD. [Blacks Law 8th]

replacement cost.See COST(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

  repetundae (rep-<<schwa>>-t<<schwa>>n-dee). [Latin “things or money claimed back”] Roman law. See RES REPETUNDAE. [Blacks Law 8th]