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Trover

there were four different remedies for the wrongful deprivation of goods-viz., the actions of trespass to goods, detinue, replevin, and trover, which was the old name for an action of conversion. Trespass and trover were actions to

Capias in withernam

Capias in withernam (that you take by way of reprisals). If the goods before an action of replevin had been concealed, so that the sheriff could not replevy them, then, upon plaint being levied in the

Deliverance, second, writ of

Deliverance, second, writ of. The judgment of non pros. In replevin at Common Law is, that the defendant shall have a return of the goods replevied, and his costs.

Retorno habendo

Retorno habendo. When the defendant has judgment in replevin of the return of the goods, there issues in his favour a writ de retorno habendo, whereby the

Second deliverance, Writ of

Second deliverance, Writ of, a judicial writ that lies, after a non suit of the plaintiff in replevin, and a retorno habendo of the cattle replevied, adjudged to him that distrained them, commanding the sheriff to

replevy

replevy pl: re·plev·ies : replevin vt re·plev·ied re·plevy·ing [probably from Anglo-French replevi, past participle of replevir to give security, from Old French, to

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