irreplevisable

[ ir-i-plev-uh-suh-buh l ]
/ ˌɪr ɪˈplɛv ə sə bəl /

adjective Law.

not replevisable; not capable of being replevied.

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Also ir·re·plev·i·a·ble [ir-i-plev-ee-uh-buh l] /ˌɪr ɪˈplɛv i ə bəl/.

Origin of irreplevisable

First recorded in 1615–25; ir-2 + replevisable

Words nearby irreplevisable

irremovable, irreparable, irrepealable, irreplaceable, irrepleviable, irreplevisable, irrepressible, irreproachable, irreproducible, irresistible, irresoluble
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British Dictionary definitions for irrepleviable

irrepleviable

irreplevisable (ˌɪrɪˈplɛvɪzəbəl)

/ (ˌɪrɪˈplɛvɪəbəl) /

adjective

law archaic not able to be replevied

Word Origin for irrepleviable

C16: see ir- in- 1, replevin
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