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ab initio

Criminal Law

1. from the beginning.

2. When a man enters upon lands or into the house of another by authority of law, and afterwards abuses that authority, he becomes a trespasser ab initio. And if an officer neglects to remove goods attached within a reasonable time and continue in possession, his entry becomes a trespass ab initio.

3. But in case of an authority in fact, to enter, an abuse of such authority will not, in general, subject the party to an action of trespass.

Source : Bouvier 1856

Language : Latin

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