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deprive of corporal possession — index condemn (seize) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
deprive — deprivable, adj. deprival, n. deprivative /di priv euh tiv/, adj. depriver, n. /di pruyv /, v.t., deprived, depriving. 1. to remove or withhold something from the enjoyment or possession of (a person or persons): to deprive a man of life; to… … Universalium
deprive permanently — To deprive permanently means to: (a) Take from the owner the possession, use or benefit of his property, without an intent to restore the same; or (b) Retain property without intent to restore the same or with intent to restore it to the owner… … Black's law dictionary
deprive permanently — To deprive permanently means to: (a) Take from the owner the possession, use or benefit of his property, without an intent to restore the same; or (b) Retain property without intent to restore the same or with intent to restore it to the owner… … Black's law dictionary
evict — /i vikt/ vt [Medieval Latin evictus, past participle of evincere to recover (property) by legal process, from Latin, to vanquish, regain possession of]: to put (a tenant) out of property by force, by virtue of a paramount title, or esp. by legal… … Law dictionary
Expropriate — Ex*pro pri*ate, v. t. [L. ex out, from + proprius one s own: cf. F. exproprier.] To put out of one s possession; to surrender the ownership of; also, to deprive of possession or proprietary rights. Boyle. [1913 Webster] Expropriate these [bad… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
expropriate — transitive verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: Medieval Latin expropriatus, past participle of expropriare, from Latin ex + proprius own Date: 1611 1. to deprive of possession or proprietary rights 2. to transfer (the property of another) to one s own … New Collegiate Dictionary
property law — Introduction principles, policies, and rules by which disputes over property are to be resolved and by which property transactions may be structured. What distinguishes property law from other kinds of law is that property law deals with… … Universalium
Larceny — In the United States, larceny is a common law crime involving theft. Under the common law, larceny is the trespassory taking (caption) and carrying away (asportation, removal) of the tangible personal property of another with the intent to… … Wikipedia
Theft — In criminal law, theft (also known as stealing or filching) is the illegal taking of another person s property without that person s freely given consent. As a term, it is used as shorthand for all major crimes against property, encompassing… … Wikipedia
