res nullius
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin rēs nūllīus (“nobody's thing”).
Noun
editres nullius
- (law) Something that has no owner and is not subject to the jurisdiction of any state, but is susceptible to national appropriation.
Coordinate terms
editReferences
edit- A Law Dictionary: Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States of America, John Bouvier, Childs & Peterson: 1856.[1]