The North Carolina Certified Paralegal Examination (NCCP) Practice Exam

In legal terms, "conversion" is defined as the unauthorized use of another's property. This concept arises in tort law and refers to situations where an individual takes, uses, or retains possession of someone else's property in a manner that is inconsistent with the owner's rights. This means that the property is taken or used without permission, resulting in a lack of consent from the rightful owner.

Options that describe the sale of someone else's property without consent or the process of returning property to its rightful owner do not accurately capture the essence of conversion. Similarly, the legal transfer of ownership in property does not align with the concept of conversion, as conversion specifically deals with unauthorized use rather than formal legal processes of property ownership transfer. Thus, option B encapsulates the fundamental principle of conversion in a legal context.