wrongful taking

wrongful taking
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  • Wrongful — Wrong ful, a. Full of wrong; injurious; unjust; unfair; as, a wrongful taking of property; wrongful dealing. {Wrong ful*ly}, adv. {Wrong ful*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • wrongful death — n: a death caused by the negligent, willful, or wrongful act, neglect, omission, or default of another sought damages for the wrongful death of their murdered daughter Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

  • taking — tak·ing n 1: a seizure of private property or a substantial deprivation of the right to its free use or enjoyment that is caused by government action and esp. by the exercise of eminent domain and for which just compensation to the owner must be… …   Law dictionary

  • wrongful abstraction — An unauthorized and illegal taking or withholding of funds or securities from the possession and control of one s employer and the appropriation of such funds or securities to the benefit of the taker or to the benefit of another. 50 Am J1st… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • wrongful abstraction — noun : the unauthorized taking and removal by an employee of his employer s property in violation of instructions or the employer s legal rights resulting in loss or damage to the employer regardless of who may benefit therefrom …   Useful english dictionary

  • Wrongfully — Wrongful Wrong ful, a. Full of wrong; injurious; unjust; unfair; as, a wrongful taking of property; wrongful dealing. {Wrong ful*ly}, adv. {Wrong ful*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Wrongfulness — Wrongful Wrong ful, a. Full of wrong; injurious; unjust; unfair; as, a wrongful taking of property; wrongful dealing. {Wrong ful*ly}, adv. {Wrong ful*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Trover — is a form of lawsuit in common law countries for recovery of damages for wrongful taking of personal property. Trover belongs to a series of remedies for such wrongful taking, its distinctive feature being recovery only for the value of whatever… …   Wikipedia

  • Conversion (law) — For other uses of the word conversion , see Conversion. Conversion is a common law tort. A conversion is a voluntary act by one person inconsistent with the ownership rights of another.[1] It is a tort of strict liability.[2] Its criminal… …   Wikipedia

  • Detinue — Tort law Part of the …   Wikipedia

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