INTERVERTERE POSSESSIONEM

intervertere possessionem (in-t[schwa]r-v[schwa]r-t[schwa]r-ee p[ schwa]-zes[h]-ee-oh-n[schwa]m). [Latin] Scots law. To intercept possession; to alter the possession. • If a bailee received an item under a bailment and then stole the item, the bailee changed the nature of the possession.