Replevin (Definition)
- Replevin
- 1) a lawsuit that enables a person to get back personal property taken wrongfully or unlawfully and get compensation for resulting losses. See "chattel," "ownership" and "possession."
2) another term defined.
2) another term defined.
Chattels, goods, money; property other than real property. See "chattel" and "real property."
Personal property; an item of property other than real estate. See "real property."
A legal right to have and use a thing that is enforceable in court. See "possession."
In law, the right to have the control and use of a thing. One can have a right to the possession of a thing without owning it, as in the case of a car lease, or ownership without possession, as in the case of a landlord who rents an apartment suite. See "ownership."