单词 | scintilla juris |
释义 | 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.
OriginEarly 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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