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单词 scintilla juris
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scintilla juris

/sɪnˌtɪlə ˈdʒʊərɪs/
Law. Now historical
noun
‘A spark of right’, a doctrine of property law referring to the possibility of seisin reverting to the feoffee after a feoffment has been executed in accordance with the Statute of Uses and in favour of the beneficiary; the residual right to seisin held by the feoffee in such cases.
  • This doctrine, always considered contentious and rarely upheld in judicial decisions, was abolished in English Law under the terms of the 1860 Law of Property Amendment Act. The phrase also exists in Australian law, as a contingency of the Conveyancing and Law of Property Act of 1898..

Origin

Early 17th century; earliest use found in Francis Bacon (1561–1626), lord chancellor, politician, and philosopher. From post-classical Latin scintilla iuris from classical Latin scintilla + iūris, genitive of iūs law.

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