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What is the meaning of the legal word 'bona vacantia' ?

Bona vacantia means ownerless goods: property with no owner, such as the estate of a person who dies without heirs, which passes to the State (the Crown in England). It has…

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What is the meaning of the legal word 'bona vacantia' ?

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Bona vacantia means ownerless goods: property with no owner, such as the estate of a person who dies without heirs, which passes to the State (the Crown in England).

It has nothing to do with vacating land.

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