Amotion
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States · John Bouvier · 1839
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
tort. An amotion of possession from an estate is an ouster which happens by a species of disseisin or turning out of the legal proprietor before his estate is determined.
3 Bl. Com. 198, 199.
Amotion is also applied to personal chattels where they are taken unlawfully out of the possession of the owner, or of one who has a special property in them.