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Personal Property , Everything that is the subject of ownership that does not come under the denomination of real property; any right or interest that an individual has… Embezzlement , The fraudulent conversion of another's property by a person who is in a position of trust, such as an agent or employee.
Embezzlement is distinguishe… Adverse Possession , A method of gaining legal title to real property by the actual, open, hostile, and continuous possession of it to the exclusion of its true owner for… Warranty Deed , WARRANTY DEED
An instrument that transfers real property from one person to another and in which the grantor promises that title is good and clear of… Trespass , An unlawful intrusion that interferes with one's person or property.
tort law originated in England with the action of trespass. Initially trespass w… Reversion , re·ver·sion / riˈvərzhən/ • n. 1. a return to a previous state, practice, or belief: there was some reversion to polytheism | [in sing.] a reversion…
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