replevy

You have a moral right to your own things, and your own children, but no legal right at all; therefore you, a married woman, cannot replevy, although any one else could under like circumstances.”

I'm not sartain that I could hold the lumber, even after I got it into the river; for a replevy is a formidable thing in law, I can tell you.

I of course refused, whereupon he threatened to replevy, and at once returned to his lawyer's office.

I employed a lawyer, and in about ten minutes we were free; but if we had not got away with the stuff we would have had more trouble, as he was ready to replevy.

They ran us up into a little town, when they got out a replevy and took the mules.