In North Carolina, this is an invasion of the rights of auother with respect to his personal prop-erty, of the same character, or under the same circumstances, which would constitute a “forcible entry and detainer” of real prop-erty at common law. It consists in taking or seizing the personal property of another by force, violence, or intimidation. State v. Lawson, 123 N. C. 740, 31 S. E. 667, 68 Am. St. Rep. 844; State v. Barefoot, 89 N. C. 567; State v. Ray, 32 N. C. 40; State v. Sowls, 61 N. C. 151; State v. Laney, 87 N
Source: Black’s Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)
