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Jus tertii

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-002874

The right of a third party, often invoked as a defense in property law where a defendant claims that a third party, not the plaintiff, has a better title to the property in dispute. This defense asserts that the plaintiff does not have sufficient title to sue. It is frequently encountered in actions for conversion or trespass to goods.

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IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-002874
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "definition": "The right of a third party, often invoked as a defense in property law where a defendant claims that a third party, not the plaintiff, has a better title to the property in dispute. This defense asserts that the plaintiff does not have sufficient title to sue. It is frequently encountered in actions for conversion or trespass to goods.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/jus-tertii/"
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