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seizure

seizure, n. The act or an instance of taking possession of a person or property by legal right or process; esp., in constitutional law, a confiscation or arrest that may interfere with a person’s reasonable expectation of privacy. [Cases: Arrest 68(4); Searches and Seizures 13. 1. C.J.S. Arrest § 45; Searches and Seizures§§ 8, 13,

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taking

taking, n. 1. Criminal & tort law. The act of seizing an article, with or without removing it, but with an implicit transfer of possession or control. constructive taking. An act that does not equal an actual appropriation of an article but that does show an intention to convert it, as when a person entrusted

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traditio

traditio (tr[schwa]-dish-ee-oh), n. [Latin] Roman law. The simple delivery of a piece of property by one person to another with the intention of transferring ownership. • This was the simplest form of transfer, and ultimately it was applied to land as well as movables. Constructive delivery was developed. — Also termed traditio rei. See BREVI

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