Bona Vacantia

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Goods to which no one claims a property, as shipwrecks, treasure trove, etc.; vacant goods. These bona vacantia belonged, under the common law, to the finder, except in certain instances, when they were the property of the king. 1 Sharswood, Bl. Comm. 298, note.

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Goods to which no one claims a property, as shipwrecks, treasure trove, etc.; vacant goods. These bona vacantia belonged, under the common law, to the finder, except in certain instances, when they were the property of the king. 1 Sharswood, Bl. Comm. 298, note.

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