replevin

replevin
[rɪˈplɛvɪn]
noun
  1. [mass noun](Law)a procedure whereby seized goods may be provisionally restored to their owner pending the outcome of an action to determine the rights of the parties concerned
    (律)追回原物(指动产所有权归属诉讼得出结论前被扣押动产退还原主的法律程序)
    ■[count noun]an action arising from such a process
    追回原物诉讼
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, from Old French replevir 'recover' (see replevy)
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