confusion of goods

confusion of goods definition - legal

n

The mixing of items of personal property of like kind or nature belonging to different owners to such an extent that it is impossible to identify which specific items belong to which owner.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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