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Bona

A Law Dictionary and Glossary · George C. Kinney · 1893

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

Lat. Goods; personal chattels; movable property. Bona et catalla: goods and chattels; — merchandisae: goods and merchandises. Bona felonum: goods of felons; goods of a person convicted of felony. Bona forisfacta: forfeited goods. Bona fugitivorum: goods of fugitives; the goods of one who flees for felony. Bona notabilia: notable goods; goods worthy of notice; goods of a decedent of the value of at least five pounds in more than one diocese, a basis for administration taken out before the metropolitan of the province, to prevent the appointment of several administrators by different ordinaries. Bona peritura: perishable goods. Bona utlagatorum: goods of outlaws. Bona vacantia: goods wanting an owner. Bona waviata: waived goods; goods stolen and thrown away by the thief in his flight, which go to the sovereign. See De bonis, etc. Bona confiscata: confiscated goods; goods forfeited for offenses, so called because they belonged to the fiscus, or imperial treasury. Bona immobilia: immovable property, like lands, houses, etc. Bona mobilia: movable goods; personal chattels. Bona vacantia: goods wanting an owner.