extra commercium

adjective

ex·​tra com·​mer·​cium

Roman & civil law

: not subject to private ownership or acquisition (as of the air, navigable waters, property owned by the government)

—opposed to in commercio

Word History

Etymology

Latin, literally, outside of commerce

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