nullius in bonis
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[edit] Etymology
From Latin nūllīus (“of no one”) (genitive of nūllus) + in + bonīs (“goods, property”) (ablative of bōna).
[edit] Noun
nullius in bonis
- (law) No one's property.
- 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, Book IV, chapter iv
- ...but being the case of a singing bird, though reclaimed, as it is a thing of base nature, it must be considered as nullius in bonis.
- 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, Book IV, chapter iv
