Legal Definitions - spuilzie

spuilzie (spuul-yee), n. Scots law. 1. The wrongful taking of corporeal movable property from another's possession. This is the Scottish equivalent of common-law conversion. 2. An action to recover wrongfully taken movables, and often for either profits made with them while in the taker's possession or reparations for unjust dispossession. Also spelled spulzie; spulyie. Spuilzied, adj.

Example 1: John took Mary's phone without her permission. This is an example of spuilzie because John wrongfully took Mary's property from her possession.

Example 2: Sarah sued Tom for spuilzie after he took her laptop without her consent. She was seeking reparations for the unjust dispossession of her property.

These examples illustrate the definition of spuilzie as the wrongful taking of movable property from another's possession. In both cases, someone took someone else's property without permission, which is considered spuilzie under Scots law. The second example also shows how spuilzie can lead to legal action to recover the wrongfully taken property or seek reparations for the unjust dispossession.