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A trespass; a wrong done; the improper doing of an act which a person might lawfully do.

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  1. n. A trespass; a wrong done; the improper doing of an act which a person might lawfully do.
  2. n. doing a proper act in a wrongful or injurious manner
  3. A trespass; a wrong done; the improper doing of an act which a person might lawfully do. Bouvier. Wharton.
  4. A trespass; a wrong done; the improper doing of an act which aperson might lawfully do. Bouvier. Wharton.
  5. n:100 n. doing a proper act in a wrongful or injurious manner