title: De homine replegiando
text: # De homine replegiando
  
  De homine replegiando (literally "personal replevin") is a legal remedy used to liberate a person from unlawful detention on bail, "with a view to try the question of the validity of the law under which he is held in confinement."
  
  It is the oldest common law freedom writ.
  
  ## Procedure
  
  The writ is "of common right, and may be issued as of course." Once issued, a judicial order is directed to a sheriff or a deputy ordering the replevy of the prisoner in exchange for security that they will reappear for a proceeding challenging their detention.
  
  ## Etymology
  
  The French word replegiando or “revendication” is derived from the Latin word replegiare meaning "pledge back."
  
  