'Confusion of goods' definitions:

Definition of 'Confusion of goods'

From: GCIDE
  • Confusion \Con*fu"sion\, n. [F. confusion, L. confusio.]
  • 1. The state of being mixed or blended so as to produce indistinctness or error; indistinct combination; disorder; tumult. [1913 Webster]
  • The confusion of thought to which the Aristotelians were liable. --Whewell. [1913 Webster]
  • Moody beggars starving for a time Of pellmell havoc and confusion. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The state of being abashed or disconcerted; loss self-possession; perturbation; shame. [1913 Webster]
  • Confusion dwelt in every face And fear in every heart. --Spectator. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Overthrow; defeat; ruin. [1913 Webster]
  • Ruin seize thee, ruthless king, Confusion on thy banners wait. --Gray. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. One who confuses; a confounder. [Obs.] --Chapmen. [1913 Webster]
  • Confusion of goods (Law), the intermixture of the goods of two or more persons, so that their respective portions can no longer be distinguished. --Blackstone. --Bouvier. [1913 Webster]