DE AVERIIS REPLEGIANDIS

de averiis replegiandis (dee [schwa]-veer-ee-is ri-plee-jee-an-dis), n. [Law Latin “of replevying beasts”] Hist. A writ ordering a sheriff to replevy someone’s beasts or chattels that had been unlawfully taken and detained. • This is the old writ of replevin. — Also termed de replegiore de averiis.