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trespass de bonis asportatis

trespass de bonis asportatis

9.9
A court case to get money for goods someone took without permission
  • noun
  • /ˈtrɛspəs diː ˈboʊnɪs æsˈpɔːrtəˌtɪs/
  • Archaic
translation icon : trespaso de bienes
  • The plaintiff filed a suit for trespass de bonis asportatis after his goods were unlawfully removed.

Examples

  • Trespass de bonis asportatis provided a remedy when someone carried off another's property without permission.

  • In a case of trespass de bonis asportatis, the court awarded damages to the owner for the stolen items.

  • Historically, trespass de bonis asportatis was used to protect possession of personal property.

  • The court ruled in favor of the plaintiff in the trespass de bonis asportatis case.

  • Have you ever filed a trespass de bonis asportatis claim?

  • Trespass de bonis asportatis allows a rightful owner to seek compensation for goods taken without permission.

  • The lawyer explained that a claim of trespass de bonis asportatis can help recover personal property that was taken.

Surface Forms

trespass de bonis asportatis singular
trespasses de bonis asportatis plural

Morphology

trespass + de + bonis + asportatis

The headword contains largely Latin elements ('de', 'bonis', 'asportatis') that a B1 learner will not know, so even if they know English 'trespass' they cannot compositionally derive the technical meaning 'an action to recover goods wrongfully taken'. This is an archaic, specialized legal formula rather than a regular English compositional phrase, making its meaning unpredictable for typical learners.

Etymology

Trespass de bonis asportatis is an old legal phrase that paints a simple picture: trespass means taking something wrongfully and bonis asportatis literally means 'goods carried off'. So the phrase names a court action to 'recover damages' when someone has taken another person's goods.