“Wrongful loss” is loss by unlawful means of property to which the person losing it is legally entitled.
Section history
Section 23 — “Wrongful gain”
As in force on 30 March 1987.
“Wrongful gain” is gain by unlawful means of property to which the person gaining it is not legally entitled;
“Wrongful loss”
Explanation.—A person is said to gain wrongfully when such person retains wrongfully, as well as when such person acquires wrongfully. A person is said to lose wrongfully when such person is wrongfully kept out of any property, as well as when such person is wrongfully deprived of property.