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Derelictum

Defined in 2 dictionaries — Kinney (1893), Burrill (1850)

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

2. Derelict; wilfully abandoned or thrown away.

A New Law Dictionary and Glossary

Alexander M. Burrill · 1850

Lat. [from derelinquere, to leave or abandon.] Derelict; wilfully abandoned or thrown away. Inst. 2. 1. 46. Bract. fol. 8. That which is without an owner, or which is not in the possession of any one. Calvin's Lex. Jurid.