mandement van spolie
mandement van spolie noun: an order (restitutory interdict) handed down by a court on application, originating in Roman Dutch law where a person (spoliator) is compelled to return a thing that has been taken unlawfully. The case turns on possession, not ownership: a mandement van spolie can even be brought by a thief where the owner unlawfully retrieves the thing stolen.
Noun
mandement van spolie (plural mandementen van spolie)
- An order (restitutory interdict) handed down by a court on application, originating in Roman Dutch law where a person (spoliator) is compelled to return a thing that has been taken unlawfully. The case turns on possession, not ownership: a mandement van spolie can even be brought by a thief where the owner unlawfully retrieves the thing stolen.
Forms of mandement van spolie
| plural | mandementen van spolie |
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Questions about mandement van spolie
- What does mandement van spolie mean?
- Mandement van spolie means an order (restitutory interdict) handed down by a court on application, originating in Roman Dutch law where a person (spoliator) is compelled to return a thing that has been taken unlawfully. The case turns on possession, not ownership: a mandement van spolie can even be brought by a thief where the owner unlawfully retrieves the thing stolen.
- What part of speech is mandement van spolie?
- Mandement van spolie is a noun.
- What is the plural of mandement van spolie?
- The plural of mandement van spolie is mandementen van spolie.
Words near mandement van spolie in the dictionary
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