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trespass to chattels en · NOUN
Meanings
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(uncountable) The tort of intentionally interfering with another person's lawful possession of a chattel (movable personal property).
Relying on the allegations detailed above, Glacier claimed that the Union intentionally destroyed the company’s concrete and that this conduct amounted to common law conversion and trespass to chattels.
2023, Glacier Northwest, Inc. v. Teamsters (U.S. Supreme Court No. 21–1449), Majority opinion