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detainer: a standalone construct

One name. One construct. A landmark on the map.

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detainer1 CONSTRUCTForcible detainerBLACKSTONE · FORCIBLE

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Property law

Wrongfully holding land from its owner

In property law a detainer is the wrongful keeping of possession of land from a person entitled to it; forcible entry and detainer, and the modern unlawful detainer, name the actions by which an owner recovers possession from one who holds over or withholds it. Blackstone treats forcible entry and detainer among wrongs to real property, and Black's law dictionary sets out the current statutory meaning used in eviction. The referent is a wrongful retention of possession and the summary remedy against it.[1][2]

Unit
The wrongful withholding of land possession from the person entitled to it
Recovery means
Resolved when possession is restored to the rightful party by judgment or surrender
Measured by
Established by proof of the plaintiff's right to possession and the defendant's wrongful holding over

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References

  1. Blackstone, W. (1979). Commentaries on the laws of England (facsimile ed.). University of Chicago Press. (Original work published 1765–1769) ISBN 9780226055381
  2. Garner, B. A. (Ed.). (2009). Black's law dictionary (9th ed.). West. ISBN 9780314199508

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