Use
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States · John Bouvier · 1839
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
civ. law, is a right of receiving so much of the natural profits of a thing as is necessary to daily sustenance; it differs from usufruct, which is a right not only to use but to enjoy.
1 Brown’s Civ. Law, 184; Lecons Elem. du Dr. Civ. Rom. § 414, 416.