CAUSA CAUSANTIS

Categories: Property

Definition (1910 Edition)

or mode of acquiring property ; hence a title: Thus, “TVitulus est justa causa possidendt id quod nostrum est,” title is the lawful ground of possessing that which is ours. 8 Coke, 153. See Mackeld. Rom. Law, §$§ 242, 283.

Source: Black's Law Dictionary, 2nd Edition (1910) — Public Domain. UK commentary and modern updates are original additions. This entry is for educational reference only and does not constitute legal advice.