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A New Law Dictionary and Glossary · Alexander M. Burrill · 1850

A New Law Dictionary and Glossary

Fr. [Lat. bona.l Goods. At common law, this term includes all chattels, as well real as personal. Co. Litt. 118 b. In the sense of the civilians and continental jurists, it comprehends, not merely goods and chattels, but real estate. Story s Confi. Laws, § 13, note. 2 Id. § 375.