The action of forcible entry and detainer is a summary proceeding to recoverpossession of premises forcibly or unlawfully detained. The inquiry in such cases does not involve title but is confined to the actual and peaceable possession of the plaintiffand the unlawful or forcible ouster or detention by defendant ; the object of the law being to prevent the disturbance of the … [Read more...]

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crim. law. An offence committed by unlawfully and violently taking or keeping possession of lands and tenements, with menaces, force and, arms, and without the authority of law. Com. Dig. h. t. 2. The proceedings in case of forcible entry or detainer, are regulated by statute in the several states. ( q. v.) The offence is generally punished by indictment. 4 Bl. Com. 148 Russ. … [Read more...]

The act of abstaining from proceeding against a delinquent debtor; delay in exacting the enforcement of a right; indulgence granted to a debtor. Refraining from action. The term is used in this sense in general jurisprudence, in contradistinction to "act" … [Read more...]

In North Carolina, this is an invasion of the rights of another with respect to his personal property, of the same character, or under the same circumstances, which would constitute a "forcible entry and detainer" of real property at common law. It consists in taking or seizing the personal property of another by force, violence, or intimidation. State v. Lawsou, 123 N. C. 740, … [Read more...]