Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
Abuse of distress — Abuse A*buse , n. [F. abus, L. abusus, fr. abuti. See {Abuse}, v. t.] 1. Improper treatment or use; application to a wrong or bad purpose; misuse; as, an abuse of our natural powers; an abuse of civil rights, or of privileges or advantages; an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
abuse of distress — noun /əˈbjuːsəvdɪstrɛs/ a wrongful using of an animal or chattel distrained, by the distrainer … Wiktionary
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Replevin — Re*plev in ( ?n), n. [LL. replevina. See {Replevy}, and cf. {Plevin}.] 1. (Law) A personal action which lies to recover possession of goods and chattle wrongfully taken or detained. Originally, it was a remedy peculiar to cases for wrongful… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
namium vetitum — A forbidden distress; that is, an improper or wrongful distress; as where goods or beasts have been distrained, under a pretense of their having done damage, and eloigned, or carried off to places unknown to their owner. See 1 Bl Comm 148 … Ballentine's law dictionary
vetitum namium — A forbidden taking a remedy by means of a second or reciprocal distress for a wrongful distress. See 3 Bl Comm 148 … Ballentine's law dictionary
South African law of delict — The South African law of delict engages primarily with the circumstances in which one person can claim compensation from another for harm that has been suffered. [1] JC Van der Walt and Rob Midgley define a delict, in general terms [...] as a… … Wikipedia
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
Wilkinson v. Downton — Wilkinson v Downton [1897] 2 Q.B. 57, is a famous tort law decision from England where the Common Law first created the tort of intentional infliction of mental shock.BackgroundThomas Wilkinson was the landlord of the Albion public house in… … Wikipedia
