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TREASURE TROVE [1 record]

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Record 1 2013-06-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
DEF

Literally, treasure found. Money or coin, gold, silver, plate or bullion found hidden in the earth or other private place, the owner thereof being unknown.... Called in Latin "thesaurus inventus" and in Saxon "fynderinga". (Black's, 5th ed., 1979, p. 1346)

CONT

Finder of a treasure trove, is entitled thereto as against owner of land where such treasure is found and all the world save the true owner, in absence of statute. (Black, 5th, p. 1346)

Key term(s)
  • treasure-trove

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

trésor : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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