1) Latin legal terminology 
==Canada== Bona vacantia is applied according to the laws of the relevant province, the roots of the laws tracing back to Roman law. ==England and Wales== Bona vacantia is partly a common law doctrine and partly found in statute. It deals with: In England and Wales, the Bona Vacantia Division of the Treasury Solicitor`s Department of the UK Gover....
The Latin term 'Bona vacantia' means, in a UK legal context: 'goods without an owner'.
In law, the property of a person who dies without making a will and without relatives or dependants who would be entitled or might reasonably expect to inherit. In the UK, in such a case the...
Assets which are left without an owner on death except the Crown, Duchy of Lancaster or Duchy of Cornwall
vacant property. Refers to a situation where property or goods end up not being owned by anyone. This can happen if a person dies without heirs or a company is struck off without all its property being distributed. It can also occur where a contract becomes void and property under it cannot be restored to an owner. In the UK, any such property then...
Goods without an owner
Denotes the absence of any known person entitled to the estate of a deceased person
property without an apparent owner or claimant.