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The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary · Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Literally, an out-taken thief. The privilege of the lord of a manor to punish a thief dwelling outside his liberty for crimes committed therein, UTI (Lat.) In the civil law. To use. Strictly, to use for necessary purposes; as distinguished from "frui," to enjoy.

Heinec.

Elem. Jur. Civ. lib.

2, tit. 4, § 415.

UTI FRUI (Lat.) In the civil law. To have the full use and enjoyment of a thing, without damage to its substance. Calv. Lex. Hence "usus fructus" (q. v.)