forcible entry and detainer. 1. The act of violently taking and keeping possession of lands and tenements without legal authority. [Cases: Forcible Entry and Detainer 4.] “To walk across another’s land, or to enter his building, without privilege, is a trespass, but this in itself, while a civil wrong, is not a crime. However, if […]
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detainer. 1. The action of detaining, withholding, or keeping something in one’s custody. forcible detainer. See FORCIBLE DETAINER. unlawful detainer. The unjustifiable retention of the possession of real property by one whose original entry was lawful, as when a tenant holds over after lease termination despite the landlord’s demand for possession. [Cases: Forcible Entry and
unlawful detainer 不法占有 １在实际、和平但不法地取得不动产的占有〔possession〕后继续不法地占有该不动产；２最初系合法、正当地进占不动产者，在合法占有终止后仍拒绝放弃占有，从而构成对该不动产的不法占有。例如，承租人在其租期届满并经所有权人请求返还占有后，仍然占有该出租财产的，即构成不法占有。不法占有之诉〔actions of 「unlawful detainer」〕与不动产收回之诉〔ejectment〕相互区别，前者仅涉及不动产的占有，而不确定不动产所有权的最终归属问题。 (→detainer；ejectment；eviction；forcible detainer；forcible entry and detainer)
unlawful detainer proceeding 不法占有回复程序 一种诉讼，房屋或土地的所有人可据此而要求返还被不法占有的财产，例如租期届满而仍由承租人占有的出租财产。 (→unlawful detainer)
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forcible detainer (1)强行滞留 指拒绝返还所占用的土地或房屋。占用人一般系合法进入并占用，但在期满时拒绝返还。若进入时即为非法，或进入时虽属合法，但以暴力或胁迫手段滞留其内，则属构成犯罪。 (2)强行扣押为使合法占有人获得对土地、房屋的占有而采用的迅速、适当的简易程序。 (→ejectment; eviction; forcible entry and detainer)
Interstate Agreement on Detainers Act. A law, originally enacted in 1956, in which the federal government, certain states, and the District of Columbia agree that a state may obtain custody of a prisoner for trial even though the prisoner is already incarcerated in another state. • Under the Act, if a prisoner makes a written
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unlawful-detainer proceeding. An action to return a wrongfully held tenancy (as one held by a tenant after the lease has expired) to its owner. See unlawful detainer under DETAINER. [Cases: Landlord and Tenant 287. 1.]
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forcible detainer. 1. The wrongful retention of possession of property by one originally in lawful possession, often with threats or actual use of violence. 2. FORCIBLE ENTRY AND DETAINER(2).
The unjustifiable retention of the possession of real property by one whose original entry was lawful, as when a tenant holds over after lease termination despite the landlord’s demand for possession. [Cases: Forcible Entry and Detainer 5.]