nullius in bonis
English
Etymology
From Latin nūllīus (“of no one”) (genitive of nūllus) + in + bonīs (“goods, property”) (ablative of bōna).
Noun
nullius in bonis (uncountable)
- (law) No one's property.
- 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling. In Six Volumes, volume IV, London: Printed by A[ndrew] Millar, […], OCLC 928184292, book 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.
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