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Lost property

Defined in 2 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

Property the possession of which the owner has only parted with casually or involuntarily. See 129 Am. St. Rep. 401, note.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Property which the owner has involuntarily parted with and does not know where to find or recover it, not including property which he has intentionally concealed or deposited in a secret place for safe-keeping. See Sovern v. Yoran, 16 Or. 269, 20 Pac. 100, 8 Am. St. Rep 293; Pritchett v. State, 2 Sneed (Tenn) 288, 62 Am. Dec. 468; State v. Cummings, 33 Co.nn. 260, 89 Am. Dec. 208; Loucks v. Gallogly, 1 Misc. Rep. 22, 23 N. Y. Supp. 126; Danielson v. Roberts, 44 Or. 108, 74 Pac. 913, 65 In R. A. 526, 102 Am. St. Rep 627.

Defined under Lost in Black's Law Dictionary.