What is "confusion of goods"

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.

   The confusion of thought to which the Aristotelians were liable.
   --Whewell.

   Moody beggars starving for a time Of pellmell havoc and confusion.
   --Shak.

2. The state of being abashed or disconcerted; loss self-possession; perturbation; shame.

   Confusion dwelt in every face And fear in every heart.
   --Spectator.

3. Overthrow; defeat; ruin.

   Ruin seize thee, ruthless king, Confusion on thy banners wait.
   --Gray.

4. One who confuses; a confounder. [Obs.]
   --Chapmen.

   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.