trespass ab initio — see trespass Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
trespass — tres·pass 1 / tres pəs, ˌpas/ n [Anglo French trespas violation of the law, actionable wrong, from Old French, crossing, passage, from trespasser to go across, from tres across + passer to pass]: wrongful conduct causing harm to another: as a: a… … Law dictionary
trespass — An unlawful interference with one s person, property, or rights. At common law, trespass was a form of action brought to recover damages for any injury to one s person or property or relationship with another. Any unauthorized intrusion or… … Black's law dictionary
ab initio — From the beginning. See trespass ab initio; unlawful ab initio … Ballentine's law dictionary
unlawful ab initio — Unlawful from the beginning. In cases of total divorce, the marriage is declared null, as having been absolutely unlawful ab initio (from the beginning); and the parties are therefore separated pro salute animarum (for the welfare of their souls) … Ballentine's law dictionary
R v Collins — English case infobox name=R v Collins court=Court of Appeal Criminal Division date decided= 5 May 1972 full name= The Crown against Collins citations= [1973] QB 100 judges= Edmund Davies and Stephenson L.JJ. and Boreham J. Cases cited=None… … Wikipedia
Six Carpenters' Case — A celebrated case holding that refusal to pay for refreshment at a public tavern did not render a patron liable in an action of trespass as for an unlawful entry, because he had committed no trespass, and holding by way of dictum that the… … Ballentine's law dictionary
trespasser — One who has committed trespass. One who intentionally and without consent or privilege enters another s property. One who enters upon property of another without any right, lawful authority, or express or implied invitation, permission, or… … Black's law dictionary
List of law topics (A-E) — NOTOC Law [From Old English lagu something laid down or fixed ; legal comes from Latin legalis , from lex law , statute ( [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=law searchmode=none Law] , Online Etymology Dictionary; [http://www.m… … Wikipedia
action — ac·tion n [Latin actio legal proceeding, from agere to do, carry out, initiate legal proceedings] 1 a: a judicial proceeding for the enforcement or protection of a right, the redress or prevention of a wrong, or the punishment of a public offense … Law dictionary