Bonorum Possessio Edictalis
Defined in 1 dictionary — Cyclopedic (1922)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
Lat. Possession of goods or property by edict. Inst. 3, 5, 8, 9, 10; Digs. 3, 28, 37, 38, 43. BONUM DEFENDENTIS EX INTEGRA causa; malum ex quollbet defectu. The good of a defendant arises from a perfect case; his harm from some defect. 11 Coke, 68. BONUM NECESSARIUM EXTRA TERmines necessitatis non est bonum. A thing good from necessity is not good beyond the limits of the necessity. Hob. 144.