Intromission

In Scotch law. The assumption of authority over another's property, either legally or illegally. The irregular intermeddllng with the effects of a deceased person, which subjects the party to the whole debts of the deceased, is called "vitious intromission." Kames, Eq. to. 3, c. 8, § 2.

— Necessary intromission. That kind of intromission or interference where a husband or wife continues in possession of the other's goods after their decease, for preservation. Wharton. In English law. Dealings in stock, goods, or cash of a principal coming into the hands of his agent, to be accounted for by the agent to his principal. Stewart v. McKean, 29 Eng. Law & Eq. 391.