Phrase guide

bona vacantia

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The principle that there is no unowned property, and that if there is no other owner then property vests in the Crown.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, uncountable

Topics: law

Examples

  • "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

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History

Etymology

Latin