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Replegiatio(u)n(e, -pleg(e)atio(u)n, n. Also: repleig-, -pleagi-, -pledgi-, -pla(d)gi-, (-pledig-) and -acio(u)ne; replegitioun. [Med. L. replegiation-. Cf. Replegiat(e,p.p.] Replegiation. a. The withdrawing of (a case or person) from another jurisdiction to one's own. 1515-22 Fife Sheriff Ct., p. 344, q.v.
‘Replegiation was a process whereby the lord of a jurisdiction could call into his own court any action in which his tenants or men were cited as defenders before another court, provided always that the action was one to which the lord was judge competent by his charter or otherwise [etc.]’ 1364 Reg. Episc. Morav. 161.
[Super arrestationibus replegiationibus et omnibus aliis ad dictum breve requisitis 1459 Reg. Dunferm. 352.]
Et replegiacionem dictarum personarum de Kynmacaroun(1) 1516 Fife Sheriff Ct. 42.
Albeit that the schiref … had lattine the actione … to borgh to Johnne Seitoune … that the said replegiacioune tharof suld turne hyme … to na preiudice 1556 Peebles B. Rec. I 229.
The saidis baillies … ansuerit that the said commissioun is generale direct and nocht in speciale, and that he wes neuir in vse of replegiatioun 1558 Digest Justiciary Proc. B 149.
It is of veritie that replegatioun is ane of the speciall priuilegies of regalite and comprehendit vnder the tytill thairof 1570 Digest Justiciary Proc. G 48.
He … askit instrumentis that he alluterlie dissassentit fra the replegiatioun of the forsaid caus c1575 Balfour Pract. 339. 1586 Jurid. Rev. IV 295.
The saids baillies … their desire of replegiatioun might be refusit 1587 Reg. Privy C. IV 219.
That na replegiatioun be lieutennentis be admittit for ony of the crymes abonespecifeit 1597 Skene Verb. S. s.v. Cvlrach.
Cvlrach sumtimes is called an furth comand borgh, bot mair properly it may be called an backborgh, or cationer, for quhen ony havand power or jurisdiction replegis ony man fra an vther mans court, to his awin court, he suld leif behind him in the court, fra the quhilk the replegation is maid, ane pledge or cationer quha salbe bundin … that he quha vsis the replegiation sall doe justice within ȝeire and daie in his awin court Id. Reg. Maj. ii 158 h. of ch. ?1623 Melrose P. 538.
That maters went crosse … in a repledgiation [pr. repledgration] soght by vertue of Drumlanriks regalitie 1627 Justiciary Cases I 70.
Replegeatioun a1651 Calderwood III 311.
When we sought the priviledge of replegiatioun of the universitie from the civill judgement, yee would not grant it to us 1678 Mackenzie Laws & C. ii xi 7 (1678) 407.
The manner of repledgiation from any court, is, that either the party himself, who hath the power of repledging, or some other having a procurator from him, compears and produces his charter of erection … : yet sometimes without production of the charter, repledgiation will be sustain'd because it is notour that the repledger hath a regality 1679 Kirkcudbr. Sheriff Ct. Processes No. 315 (19 July).
Replegiatione 1693 Fountainhall Decis. I 547.
Repledigation [sic in pr.] — 1677 M. P. Brown Suppl. Decis. III 143.
It is alleged by some, that regalities have power of repledgiation in civil things, as well as in criminals(b) 1583–4 Burntisland B. Ct. 10 March.
The judge … will nocht admit the said replegitioun bot repellis the saminge(c) 1567 Crail B. Ct. MS 25 Nov.
Be vertu of repleagiatioun grantit be the … bailȝeis of the said citye(d) 1570 Digest Justiciary Proc. G 47.
That the repleagiatioun thairof suld navayes preiudge the kingis prewillege(e) 1641 Peebles Chart. 101.
Ane chartour … off the … liberties of the said brugh courtes creatioun of burgessis and of the repladgiation of thair comburgessis(2) 1519 Fife Sheriff Ct. 162.
Thai … producit ane pouere of replegiacione 1570 Irvine Mun. I 58.
To produce all thair charteris … titillis actis of replegiatioune richtis and utheris writtis 1592 St. A. B. Ct. 16 June.
Ane lettre of replegiation or inhibition of the said ballie deputtis of the priorie inhibiting the juge foirsaid to proceid in the said action(b) 1586 Jurid. Rev. IV 119.
Procuratory of Replagiation. Be it kend [etc.](3) 1555 Crim. Trials I 378.
That the said Maister Mark suld be replegit to the jurisdictioune of the said Archebischope of Sanctandrois and aucht to be preferrit in replegiatioune to the Archebischope of Glasgw … berand that he wes scolare in the dyocy of Sanctandrois

b. A written power of replegiation. Cf. a (2) above. 1574–5 Haddington Treas. Acc. 9.
For productioun of ane replegatioun be William Browne bailye 1581 Crail B. Ct. MS 21 Nov.
The replegatioun producit and vsit … for repleging of him to the stewarte of the regalitie of Sant Andros

c. The taking back on proper security of (something impounded). 1609 Skene Reg. Maj. ii 30b.
At the day of the replegiation: that is, at the day quhen the defender sould haue repledged the lands furth of the kings hands, and repledged them not