“bonorum”

The following 6 entries include the term bonorum.

bonorum possessio

noun

: the right of possession of the property of a deceased person

cessio bonorum

noun

: a voluntary assignment of a debtor's property to creditors by which the debtor escapes the more painful penalties of insolvency (such as liability to arrest and imprisonment) but is not generally discharged from liability for the debts : voluntary bankruptcy

collatio bonorum

noun

: collation of goods

confusio bonorum

noun

separatio bonorum

noun

: the keeping separate of the estate of a deceased person from that of his heirs or the right of the creditors of the estate to insist on such a separation

societas universorum bonorum

noun

: a partnership including all the property of the partners however acquired : universal partnership


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