misjoinder (mis-joyn-d[schwa]r). 1. The improper union of parties in a civil case. See JOINDER. Cf. DISJOINDER; NONJOINDER. [Cases: Federal Civil Procedure 387; Parties 85, 89. C.J.S. Parties §§ 212, 217.] 2. The improper union of offenses in a criminal case. [Cases: Indictment and Information 126. C.J.S. Indictments and Informations § 159.] MISKENNING miskenning (mis-ken-ing). [fr. […]
A tenant who has been in lawful possession of property and wrongfully remains as a holdover after the tenant’s interest has expired. • The tenant may become either a tenant at will or a periodic tenant. — Also termed permissive tenant. See tenancy at will; periodic tenancy.
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The wrongful confining of a person to force the person to do something.
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good-soldier defense. An excuse theory based on the assertion that a defendant was following orders, esp. of a military or corporate superior. • The term is a derisive label rather than a valid defense. Following an order does not relieve a defendant of responsibility for wrongful acts unless there are circumstances that would amount to
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receiving stolen property. The criminal offense of acquiring or controlling property known to have been stolen by another person. • Some jurisdictions require the additional element of wrongful intent. In some jurisdictions it is a felony, but in others it is either a felony or a misdemeanor depending on the value of the property. See
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recuperatio (ri-k[y]oo-p[schwa]-ray-shee-oh), n. [Latin “recovery”] Hist. Judicial restitution of something that has been wrongfully taken or denied.
garnishment, n. 1. A judicial proceeding in which a creditor (or potential creditor) asks the court to order a third party who is indebted to or is bailee for the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor’s property (such as wages or bank accounts) held by that third party. • A