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bona vacantia

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bo⋅na va⋅can⋅ti⋅a

  [boh-nah vah-kahn-tee-ah; Eng. boh-nuh vuh-kan-tee-uh]
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–noun Law.
property without an apparent owner or claimant.
Origin:
1750–60; < L
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Main Entry: bo·na va·can·tia
Pronunciation: 'bO-n&-vA-'kan-shE-&
Function: noun plural
Etymology: Latin, ownerless goods
: goods that are unclaimed and without an apparent owner bona vacantia, which the defendants had abandoned —United States v. Calise, 217 Federal Reporter Supp. 705 (1962)>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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