Word.ws English Dictionary

nasciturus rule

nasciturus rule proper noun: the rule stating that an unborn child, if subsequently born alive, is considered as already in existence whenever it is to its own advantage.

Proper noun

the nasciturus rule

  1. The rule stating that an unborn child, if subsequently born alive, is considered as already in existence whenever it is to its own advantage.
    • The right of a child to sue for prenatal injuries is recognised in law, but the more difficult question is whether such an action should be allowed by using the nasciturus rule or by using the ordinary principles of the law of delict. The contention that the recognition of an action for prenatal...ROAD ACCIDENT FUND v MTATI 2005 (6) SA 215 (SCA)

Origin of nasciturus rule

From Roman law (Digest 1.5.7): "nasciturus pro iam nato habetur quotiens de commodo eius agitur".

Questions about nasciturus rule

What does nasciturus rule mean?
Nasciturus rule means the rule stating that an unborn child, if subsequently born alive, is considered as already in existence whenever it is to its own advantage.
What part of speech is nasciturus rule?
Nasciturus rule is a proper noun.

Words near nasciturus rule in the dictionary

  1. nascent proteins
  2. nascently
  3. nascentness
  4. Nascimento
  5. Nascimentos
  6. nasciturus rule
  7. NASD
  8. NASDAQ
  9. nase
  10. naseberries
  11. naseberry

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: nasciturus rule (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “nasciturus rule.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/nasciturus_rule. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.