forcible taking of property

  • 1property 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… …

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  • 2forcible entry — n 1: the unlawful taking of possession of real property by force or threats of force against the lawful possessor see also forcible entry and detainer 2: unlawful entry into or onto another s property esp. when accompanied by force forcible entry …

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  • 3Property crime — is a category of crime that includes, among other crimes, burglary, larceny, theft, motor vehicle theft, arson, shoplifting, and vandalism. Property crime only involves the taking of money or property, and does not involve force or threat of… …

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  • 4Forcible entry — is defined by Mirriam Webster s Dictionary of Law as the unlawful taking of possession of real property by force or threats of force or unlawful entry into or onto another s property, especially when accompanied by force . [cite book… …

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  • 5forcible detainer — or forcible entry noun Taking property into custody or forcing an entry into it by violence or intimidation • • • Main Entry: ↑force * * * forcible detainer, (in law) a violent withholding from a person of his lands or goods …

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  • 6forcible entry — forcible detainer or forcible entry noun Taking property into custody or forcing an entry into it by violence or intimidation • • • Main Entry: ↑force …

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  • 7forcible entry. — forcible entry. n. The taking of or entry onto property using unlawful or illegal force, or any entry done without consent of occupier or owner. Webster s New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000 …

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  • 8forcible entry — At common law, violently taking possession of lands and tenements with menaces, force, and arms, against the will of those entitled to the possession, and without the authority of law. 4 Bl.Comm. 148. Entry accompanied with circumstances tending… …

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  • 9forcible entry — At common law, violently taking possession of lands and tenements with menaces, force, and arms, against the will of those entitled to the possession, and without the authority of law. 4 Bl.Comm. 148. Entry accompanied with circumstances tending… …

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  • 10forcible trespass — An invasion of the rights of another with respect to his personal property, of the same character, or under the same circumstances, which would constitute a forcible entry and detainer of real property at common law. It consists in taking or… …

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