goods+and+chattels

  • 111elegit — /aliyjat/ (Lat. He has chosen.) This was the name, in English practice, of a writ of execution first given by the statute of Westm. 2 (13 Edw. I, c. 18) either upon a judgment for a debt or damages or upon the forfeiture of a recognizance taken… …

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  • 112elegit — /aliyjat/ (Lat. He has chosen.) This was the name, in English practice, of a writ of execution first given by the statute of Westm. 2 (13 Edw. I, c. 18) either upon a judgment for a debt or damages or upon the forfeiture of a recognizance taken… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 113title retention — the holding of title by a seller after possession has been given to the buyer. In the law of sale, property on goods and chattels passes on delivery and, in the absence of specific terms in the contract to the contrary, does so even where the… …

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  • 114chattel — chat|tel [ˈtʃætl] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: chatel property , from Latin capitalis; CAPITAL2] law old fashioned a piece of personal property that you can move from one place to another ▪ a society in which women are considered to… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 115property — noun 1) lost property Syn: possessions, belongings, things, effects, stuff, gear, chattels, movables; resources, assets, valuables, fortune, capital, riches, wealth; Law personalty, goods and chattels 2) …

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  • 116chattel — UK [ˈtʃæt(ə)l] / US noun [countable, usually plural] Word forms chattel : singular chattel plural chattels legal something that you own • See: goods and chattels …

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  • 117naam — /naem/ Sax. The attaching or taking of movable goods and chattels, called vif or mart according as the chattels were living or dead …

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  • 118naam — /naem/ Sax. The attaching or taking of movable goods and chattels, called vif or mart according as the chattels were living or dead …

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  • 119Replevin — 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

  • 120stuff — 1. noun 1) suede is tough stuff Syn: material, fabric, cloth, textile; matter, substance 2) first aid stuff Syn: items, articles, objects, goods, equipment; informal things …

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