finding lost goods

finding lost goods
The discovery of personal property that has been unintentionally removed from its owner's possession through his or her neglect or inadvertence.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


finding lost goods
The discovery of personal property that has been unintentionally removed from its owner's possession through his or her neglect or inadvertence.

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