trespass on the case
noun
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- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an action brought to recover damages from a person whose actions have resulted indirectly in injury or loss
a person struck by a log as it was thrown onto a road could maintain trespass against the thrower but one who was hurt by stumbling over it could maintain and action on the case
Types & categories
- trespass hypernym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
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| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | trespass |