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Res Caduca

Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

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

In the civil law. A fallen or escheated thing; an escheat. Halifax, Civ. Law, bk. 2, c. 9, No. 60. RES COMMUNES (Lat.)

In civil law. Those things which, though a separate share of them can be enjoyed ana used by every one, cannot be exclusively and wholly appropriated; as, light, air, running water. Mackeld. Civ. Law, §156; Ersk. Inst. 1. 1. 5. 6.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

Escheated property.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

In the civil law. A fallen or escheated thing; an escheat. Hallifax, Civil Law, hi 2, c. 9, nn. 60.

Defined under Res in Black's Law Dictionary.