bona vacantia
[ boh-nah vah-kahn-tee-ah; English boh-nuh vuh-kan-tee-uh ]
/ ˈboʊ nɑ vɑˈkɑn ti ɑ; English ˈboʊ nə vəˈkæn ti ə /
noun Law.
property without an apparent owner or claimant.
Origin of bona vacantia
Borrowed into English from Latin around 1750–60
Words nearby bona vacantia
bon voyage,
bona,
bona dea,
bona fide,
bona fides,
bona vacantia,
bonaci,
bonadoxin,
bonaire,
bonampak,
bonanza
British Dictionary definitions for bona vacantia
bona vacantia
/ (ˈbəʊnə vəˈkæntɪə) /
pl n
law
unclaimed goods