BONA VACANTIA


Meaning of BONA VACANTIA in English

[ ˌbəʊnə və'kantɪə ]

■ noun Law (in the UK) goods without an apparent owner, to which the Crown may have right.

Origin

L., 'ownerless goods'.

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