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WRONGFUL TAKING [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-10-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Tort Law (common law)
- Property Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- trespass de bonis asportatis
1, record 1, English, trespass%20de%20bonis%20asportatis
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... an unlawful disturbance of the possession of goods by seizure or removal of them, or by a direct act causing damage to them. 2, record 1, English, - trespass%20de%20bonis%20asportatis
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Another variety of trespass vi et armis is trespass de bonis asportatis, for the wrongful taking of chattels. 3, record 1, English, - trespass%20de%20bonis%20asportatis
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Historical term for "trespass to chattels"; "trespass to goods"; "trespass to personal property". 4, record 1, English, - trespass%20de%20bonis%20asportatis
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des délits (common law)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- trespass de bonis asportatis
1, record 1, French, trespass%20de%20bonis%20asportatis
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
trespass de bonis asportatis : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 1, French, - trespass%20de%20bonis%20asportatis
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 2007-04-27
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Offences and crimes
- Rights and Freedoms
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- forcible detainer
1, record 3, English, forcible%20detainer
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- unlawful detainer 2, record 3, English, unlawful%20detainer
correct
- forcible detention 3, record 3, English, forcible%20detention
correct
- unlawful restraint 3, record 3, English, unlawful%20restraint
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, 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 3, English, - forcible%20detainer
Record number: 3, 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 3, English, - forcible%20detainer
Record number: 3, 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 3, English, - forcible%20detainer
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Infractions et crimes
- Droits et libertés
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- détention par la force
1, record 3, French, d%C3%A9tention%20par%20la%20force
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, 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 3, French, - d%C3%A9tention%20par%20la%20force
Record number: 3, 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 3, French, - d%C3%A9tention%20par%20la%20force
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Infracciones y crímenes
- Derechos y Libertades
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- detención violenta
1, record 3, Spanish, detenci%C3%B3n%20violenta
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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