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bona vacantia

bona vacantia noun: the principle that there is no unowned property, and that if there is no other owner then property vests in the Crown.

Noun

bona vacantia (uncountable)

  1. (UK) The principle that there is no unowned property, and that if there is no other owner then property vests in the Crown.
    • "The company asked also for an express vesting order concerning the land, which had legally gone to the Crown as bona vacantia" http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=WvY3AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA814&dq=bona+vacantia

bona vacantia meaning in Tamil

bona vacantia in Tamil

அறுமுதலாக, கோரப் பொருள்

Origin of bona vacantia

Latin

Questions about bona vacantia

What does bona vacantia mean?
Bona vacantia means the principle that there is no unowned property, and that if there is no other owner then property vests in the Crown.
What is bona vacantia in Tamil?
Bona vacantia in Tamil is அறுமுதலாக, கோரப் பொருள். See Bona vacantia meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is bona vacantia?
Bona vacantia is a noun.

Words near bona vacantia in the dictionary

  1. bona omi
  2. bona omis
  3. bona peritura
  4. bona roba
  5. bona robas
  6. bona vacantia
  7. bona vardering
  8. Bona Vista
  9. bonable
  10. Bonac
  11. Bonacci

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