Despoil
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891), Anderson (1889)
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
This word involves in its signification, violence or clandestine means, by which one is deprived of that which he possesses. Sunol v. Hepburn, 1 Cal. 268.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
The use of violence or of clandestine means to deprive a person of something that he possesses.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
This word involves, in its signification, violence or clandestine means by which one is deprived of that which he possesses. Its Spanish equivalent, despojar, is a term used in Mexican law. 1 Cal. 268.
A Dictionary of Law
William C. Anderson · 1889
Imports the use of violence or of clandestine means to deprive a person of something he possesses. ^