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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 This page is continued from Civil Law Self-Help<\/a> >>>> Section 5:<\/a> Commence a Civil Action <\/em><\/a>>>>> Types of Actions<\/a> >>>> The 11 Historical Common-Law<\/a> Forms of Action <\/em><\/a>>>>> Forms of Actions to Recover Wrongfully Imprisoned, Detained, or Withheld<\/a> Persons or Property<\/em><\/a> >>>> Replevin<\/a>:<\/span><\/span>
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replevin in the detinet<\/span>:<\/span>
\n<\/strong>(18c)<\/span><\/p>\n

1. An action for the repossession of property that is rightfully taken but wrongfully detained.<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 aka replevin in detinet<\/em><\/span>. <\/strong>[1]
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detinet<\/span> – he detains.<\/strong> [2]<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Excerpt from J.E. Cobbe’s<\/span>\u00a0A Practical Treatise on the Law of Replevin<\/a>:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u201cIn England the action in the progress of its development assumed three forms: <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n