Bona vacantia — (Latin for vacant goods ) is a common law doctrine in the United Kingdom under which ownerless property passes by law to the Crown. It has largely replaced the doctrine of escheat, which had a similar effect in relation to feudal tenures. The… … Wikipedia
bona vacantia — bo·na va·can·tia / bō nə vā kan shē ə/ n pl [Latin, ownerless goods]: goods that are unclaimed and without an apparent owner it was trash, in the nature of bona vacantia, which the defendants had abandoned United States v. Calise, 217 F. Supp.… … Law dictionary
bona vacantia — /bowns vsksnsh(iy)s/ Vacant, unclaimed, or stray goods. Those things in which nobody claims a property, and which belonged, under the common law, to the finder, except in certain instances, when they were the property of the king. 1 Bl.Comm. 298… … Black's law dictionary
bona vacantia — /bowns vsksnsh(iy)s/ Vacant, unclaimed, or stray goods. Those things in which nobody claims a property, and which belonged, under the common law, to the finder, except in certain instances, when they were the property of the king. 1 Bl.Comm. 298… … Black's law dictionary
bona vacantia — /boh nah vah kahn tee ah/; Eng. /boh neuh veuh kan tee euh/, Law. property without an apparent owner or claimant. [1750 60; < L] * * * … Universalium
bona vacantia — noun (in English law) the principle that there is no unowned property, and that if there is no other owner property vests in the Crown … Wiktionary
bona vacantia — having no owners … English contemporary dictionary
bona vacantia — [ˌbəʊnə və kantɪə] noun Law (in the UK) goods without an apparent owner, to which the Crown may have right. Origin L., ownerless goods … English new terms dictionary
bona vacantia — Goods without an apparent owner. An example could be the possessions of a person with no living relatives who has died intestate. The Crown is entitled to any personal property without an apparent owner. The prerogative may also be extended to… … Accounting dictionary
bona vacantia — Goods without an apparent owner. An example could be the possessions of a person with no living relatives who has died intestate. The Crown is entitled to any personal property without an apparent owner. The prerogative may also be extended to… … Big dictionary of business and management
