skiptracing

skiptracing definition - legal

n

The locating of missing persons, such as heirs, witnesses, assets, debtors, or stockholders, usually performed by a special skiptracing agency or by a private detective.

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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