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Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the legal maxim res communes?

Res communes denotes things common to everyone, such as air and the sea in the traditional classification. The closest supplied meaning is therefore things belonging to…

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Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the legal maxim res communes?

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Res communes denotes things common to everyone, such as air and the sea in the traditional classification. The closest supplied meaning is therefore things belonging to everybody. The idea is common availability, rather than ownership by a particular individual.

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