Definition of Mandement van spolie

1. Noun. (South Africa) An order (restitutory interdict) handed down by a Court on application, originating in Roman Dutch Law where a person (spoliator) is compelled to return a thing that has been taken unlawfully. The case turns on possession, not ownership. In South African Law, a ''mandement van spolie'' can even be brought by a thief where the owner unlawfully retrieves the thing stolen. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Mandement Van Spolie

mandatory testing
mandelate
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mandelbug
mandelbugs
mandelic
mandelic acid
mandelic acids
mandella
mandellas
mandelonitrile
mandelonitrile lyase
mandelstein
mandelytropine
mandement
mandement van spolie (current term)
mandible
mandibles
mandibula
mandibulae
mandibular
mandibular advancement
mandibular arch
mandibular axis
mandibular bone
mandibular canal
mandibular cartilage
mandibular condyle
mandibular dentition
mandibular disk

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