What is AMOTIO?

In the civil law. A moving or taking away. “The slightest amotio is sufficient to constitute theft, if the animus furandi be clearly established.” 1 Swint 205.

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Related Legal Terms
AMOTION, APPREHENSION, IDONEUS, AVOWRY, OFFER IN COMPROMISE (OIC), LAPPING, CONTRECTATIO, CONSTITUERE LAT, STEALTH, DUE NOTICE


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