Constructive taking
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A phrase used in the law to characterize an act not amounting to an acfual appropriation of chattels, but which shows an intention to convert them to his use; as if a person intrusted with the possession of goods denis with them contrary to the orders of the owner. As to constructive "Breaking," "Contempt," "Contracts," "Conversion," "Delivery," "Eviction," "Fraud," "Larceny," "Malice," "Notice," "Possession," "Seisin," "Service of Process," "Total Loss," "Treason," and "Trusts," see those titles.
Defined under Constructive in Black's Law Dictionary.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A phrase used in the Jaw to characterize an act uot amounting to an actual appropriation of chattels, but which shows an intention to convert them to his use; as if a person intrusted with the possession of goods deals with them contrary to the orders of the owner.