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  • 21detinue de jure divino et canonica institutione pertinent ad personam — /desamiy diy juriy davaynow et kanonaka instatyuwshiyowniy partanant xd parsownam/ Tithes belong to the parson by divine right and canonical institution …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 22detinue of goods in frank marriage — /detan(y)uw av giidz in fraerjk masraj/ A writ formerly available to a wife after a divorce, for the recovery of the goods given with her in marriage …

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  • 23writ of detinue — The writ in an action of detinue. See detinue …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 24action of detinue — action to return unlawfully held possessions (Law) …

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  • 25writ of detinue — /rid av detan(y)uw/ A writ which lies where a party claims the specific recovery of goods and chattels, or deeds and writings, detained from him. This is seldom used; trover is the more frequent remedy, in cases where it may be brought …

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  • 26writ of detinue — noun a writ ordering the release of goods that have been unlawfully detained • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑writ, ↑judicial writ …

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  • 27Trover — 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… …

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  • 28Conversion (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… …

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  • 29Court of King's Bench (England) — For other uses, see Court of King s Bench. The Court of King s Bench at work. This illuminated manuscript from about 1460 is the earliest known depiction of the English court.[1] The Court of King s Bench (or Court of Queen s Bench during the… …

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  • 30conversion — con·ver·sion /kən vər zhən/ n 1 a: the act of changing from one form or use to another b: the act of exchanging one kind of property for another; esp: the act of exchanging preferred stocks or bonds for shares of common stock of the same company… …

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