LEGAL WORD
Bona vacantia
Latin phrase · Property law
Bona vacantia
- Type: Latin phrase
- Area of law: Property law
1 What it means
Ownerless goods. Property with no owner, which passes to the government.
2 Use it in a sentence
With no legal heirs, the estate passed to the state as bona vacantia.
3 Make it stick
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