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WRONGFUL POSSESSION [8 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-08-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- right of possession
1, record 1, English, right%20of%20possession
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Wrongful possession is where a person takes possession of property to which he is not entitled, so that the possession and the right of possession are in one person, and the right to possession in another.(Jowitt, p. 1389) 2, record 1, English, - right%20of%20possession
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- droit de possession
1, record 1, French, droit%20de%20possession
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme désigne généralement le droit qui découle de la possession de fait. 2, record 1, French, - droit%20de%20possession
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
droit de possession : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 3, record 1, French, - droit%20de%20possession
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-02-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Property Law (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- taking
1, record 2, English, taking
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The modes of acquisition(of possession) are two in number, namely taking and delivery. Taking is the acquisition of possession without the consent of the previous possessor. The thing taken may or may not have been already in the possession of some one else, and in either case the taking of it may be either rightful or wrongful.(Salmond on Jurisprudence, 12e éd., 1966, p. 287) 1, record 2, English, - taking
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- emparement
1, record 2, French, emparement
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2013-04-18
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- ouster
1, record 3, English, ouster
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[D] ispossession, a wrong or injury which may be sustained in respect of hereditaments, corporeal or incorporeal, carrying with it the deprivation of possession; for thereby the wrongdoer gets into the actual occupation of the land or hereditament, and obliges him who has a right to seek his legal remedy in order to gain possession and damage for the injury sustained. An ouster may be either rightful or wrongful. A wrongful ouster is a disseisin.(Jowitt, 2nd ed., 1977, p. 1296). 1, record 3, English, - ouster
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- privation de possession
1, record 3, French, privation%20de%20possession
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
privation de possession : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 3, French, - privation%20de%20possession
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2012-12-11
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- action of ejectment
1, record 4, English, action%20of%20ejectment
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- ejectment 1, record 4, English, ejectment
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The mixed action at common law to recover the possession of land(which is real), and damages for costs for the wrongful withholding of the land(which are personal). Formerly, an action brought for this purpose in any of the superior courts of common law was called an action of ejectment, but now it is called an action for the recovery of land.(Jowitt, p. 684) 1, record 4, English, - action%20of%20ejectment
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- action pour cause d'expulsion
1, record 4, French, action%20pour%20cause%20d%27expulsion
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
action pour cause d'expulsion : qualifiant ce terme d'historique, le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO) n'a pas tenu à le normaliser. 2, record 4, French, - action%20pour%20cause%20d%27expulsion
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2007-04-27
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Offences and crimes
- Rights and Freedoms
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- forcible detainer
1, record 5, English, forcible%20detainer
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- unlawful detainer 2, record 5, English, unlawful%20detainer
correct
- forcible detention 3, record 5, English, forcible%20detention
correct
- unlawful restraint 3, record 5, English, unlawful%20restraint
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Detainer. The act(or the juridical fact) of withholding from a lawfully entitled person the possession of land or goods, or the restraint of a person's personal liberty against his or her will; detention. The wrongful keeping of a person's goods is called an unlawful detainer although the original taking may have been lawful. 2, record 5, English, - forcible%20detainer
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Forcible detention is committed when a person armed with a dangerous weapon "holds an individual hostage without lawful authority for the purposes of obtaining performance by a third person of demands made by the person holding the hostage." 3, record 5, English, - forcible%20detainer
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Every person is guilty of a forcible detainer who either: ... (1) by force or by menaces and threats of violence unlawfully holds and keeps the possession of any real property or mining claim, whether the same was acquired peaceably or otherwise ... 4, record 5, English, - forcible%20detainer
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Infractions et crimes
- Droits et libertés
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- détention par la force
1, record 5, French, d%C3%A9tention%20par%20la%20force
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] le code pénal érigé en infraction pénale le fait de maintenir une personne en détention par la force. En vertu de cette disposition, le fait de placer en détention, d'arrêter ou d'enlever une personne afin de la priver de protection légale pour une longue durée sur les ordres ou avec l'appui ou le consentement de l'État [...] 2, record 5, French, - d%C3%A9tention%20par%20la%20force
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ici, il s'agit de la détention d'une personne contre son gré par une autre armée ou non. Il ne faut pas confondre cette notion à l'autre fiche. 3, record 5, French, - d%C3%A9tention%20par%20la%20force
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Infracciones y crímenes
- Derechos y Libertades
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- detención violenta
1, record 5, Spanish, detenci%C3%B3n%20violenta
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2005-12-21
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Tort Law (common law)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- ouster
1, record 6, English, ouster
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The wrongful dispossession or exclusion of a person from property, usually associated with the acts of a co-tenant that exclude other co-tenants from their legal right to share possession. 1, record 6, English, - ouster
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Droit des délits (common law)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- expulsion
1, record 6, French, expulsion
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2005-02-03
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Tort Law (common law)
- Property Law (common law)
- Legal Actions
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- action in detinue
1, record 7, English, action%20in%20detinue
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- action of detinue 2, record 7, English, action%20of%20detinue
correct
- action for detinue 3, record 7, English, action%20for%20detinue
correct
- detinue 4, record 7, English, detinue
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... an action for the wrongful detention of personal property. 3, record 7, English, - action%20in%20detinue
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
"A continuing cause of action which accrues at the date of the wrongful refusal to deliver up goods and continues until the delivery up of the goods or judgment in the action for detinue. "...(It) is the proper action to bring if the plaintiff wishes to recover possession of his goods, and not merely their value. 3, record 7, English, - action%20in%20detinue
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Droit des délits (common law)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
- Actions en justice
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- action pour rétention illicite
1, record 7, French, action%20pour%20r%C3%A9tention%20illicite
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- action pour détention illégale 2, record 7, French, action%20pour%20d%C3%A9tention%20ill%C3%A9gale
feminine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Action permettant de recouvrer la possession d'un bien personnel, avec ou sans dommages-intérêts. 3, record 7, French, - action%20pour%20r%C3%A9tention%20illicite
Record 7, Key term(s)
- action pour détention illicite
- action en restitution ou en revendication mobilière
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho de ilícitos civiles (common law)
- Derecho de propiedad (common law)
- Acciones judiciales
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- acción para recobrar la posesión
1, record 7, Spanish, acci%C3%B3n%20para%20recobrar%20la%20posesi%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1993-11-10
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Phraseology
- Investment
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- reclaim possession
1, record 8, English, reclaim%20possession
correct, verb
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A person against whom the transfer of a security is wrongful for any reason, including the person's incapacity, may, against anyone except a bona fide purchaser, reclaim possession of the security or obtain possession of any new security evidencing all or part of the same rights;.... [Bank Act]. 1, record 8, English, - reclaim%20possession
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Phraséologie
- Investissements et placements
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- demander la remise en possession
1, record 8, French, demander%20la%20remise%20en%20possession
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
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