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Fructus augeat haereditatem

Defined in 2 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

Fruits enhance an inheritance. FRUCTUS PENDENTES PARS FUNDI videntur. Hanging fruits make part of the land. Dig. 6. 1. 44; 2 Bouv. Inst, note 1578. See "Larceny." FRUCTUS PERCEPTOS VILLAE NGN esse constat. Gathered fruits do not make a part of the farm. Dig. 19. 1. 17. 1; 2 Bouv. Inst, note 1578. FRUGES (Lat.) Anything produced from vines, underwood, chalk pits, stone quarries. Dig. 50. 16. 77. Grains and leguminous vegetables.

In a more restricted sense, any esculent growing in pods. Vicat; Calv. Lex.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

The fruits go to increase the inheritance.