Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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in bonis esse

[Latin "to be among the goods"] Roman law. 1. To be someone's property. 2. (Of property) held in possession without benefit of a solemn act (such as mancipatio) required to transfer ownership, until ownership might be acquired by the passage of time. See bonitarian ownership under OWNERSHIP. Inc. abbr. Incorporated.