Mesne

{
  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-003232",
  "term": "Mesne",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "Relating to an intermediate, intervening, or middle stage in a sequence of events or a chain of title. The term is applied in property law to describe mesne profits, which are the sums recovered from a person who has been in wrongful possession of land, representing the value of that occupation. It also appears in the context of mesne process, referring to the writs and orders issued during the course of a lawsuit between its commencement and the final judgment.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/mesne/"
}