Prodigus
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In civil law. A person who, though of full age, is incapable of managing his affairs, and of the obligations which attend them, in consequence of his bad conduct, and for whom a curator is therefore appointed.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
A prodigal. According tc the Code Napoleon, a French subject of fuB age, who is of extravagant habits, when ad judged to be a “prodigal,” is restrained from dealing with his movables without the consent of a legal adviser. Such judgment in France will be disregarded by an English court; [3902] 1 Ch. 488; 49 L. J. Ch. 201. PRODITORIE ( Law Lat. ). Treasonably. This is a technical word formerly used in indictments for treason, when they were written in Latin. Tomlins.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Lat.
In Roman law. A prodigui; a spendthrift; a person whose extravagant habits manifested an Inability to administer his own affairs, and for whom a guardian might therefore be appointed.