Lost

Legal Definition and Related Resources of Lost

Meaning of Lost

In relation to personal property , it is said to be lost when parted with casually and involuntarily as opposed to mislaid which occurs when property is intentionally placed or left somewhere and forgotten. See Rofrano v Duffy, (C.A.N. Y.J291 F.2d848. Something that cannot be found after a search but which is still in existence. In re Downie’s estate , 213 N.E.2d 833, 6 Ohio Misc. 36.

Synonyms of Lost

(Disoriented), adjective

  • adrift
  • astray
  • baffled
  • befogged
  • befuddled
  • bemuddled
  • bewildered
  • confused
  • mystified
  • obfuscated
  • perplexed
  • puzzled
  • strayed
  • unable to find the way
  • wandering
  • without bearings

(Taken away), adjective

  • absent
  • annihilated
  • confiscated
  • depleted
  • destroyed
  • dissipated
  • effaced
  • eliminated
  • eradicated
  • exhausted
  • exterminated
  • extinguished
  • extirpated
  • forfeited
  • gone
  • gone to waste
  • hidden
  • irreclaimable
  • irrecoverable
  • irredeemable
  • irretrievable
  • irrevocable
  • mislaid
  • misplaced
  • missing
  • nowhere to be found
  • obliterated
  • obscured
  • out of sight
  • perished
  • sacrificed
  • squandered
  • taken
  • thrown away
  • vanished
  • wasted

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