estray
estray n. 走失的家畜；失主不明的家畜 在普通法上，仅指尚不知其主人的走失的家畜 。(→erraticum)
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estray
estray (e-stray), n. 1. A valuable tame animal found wandering and ownerless; an animal that has escaped from its owner and wanders about. • At common law, an estray belonged to the Crown or to the lord of the manor, but today the general rule is that it passes to the state in trust for
disturbance of franchise
disturbance of franchise. At common law, a wrongful interference with a liberty or privilege. “Disturbance of franchises happens when a man has the franchise of holding a court-leet, of keeping a fair or market, of free-warren, of taking toll, of seizing waifs or estrays, or (in short) any other species of franchise whatsoever, and he
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bona vacantia
bona vacantia 〈拉〉无主物；无主财产 指无人主张权利的财产〔vacant goods〕，包括海难残骸〔wreck〕、埋藏物〔treasure trove〕、弃赃〔waifs〕、无主的走失家畜〔estrays〕以及已解散公司的财产，也指无人继承的遗产，但它不包括抛弃物。在普通法，无主物属于发现人，但在特定情况下属于王室财产。在大陆法，该词是指无人继承的遗产，它属于国库所有。
year and a day
year and a day. The common-law time limit fixed for various purposes, such as claiming rights, exemptions, or property (such as rights to wreckage or estrays) or for prosecuting certain acts — so called because a year was formerly counted to include the first and last day, meaning that a year from January 1 was
extrahura
extrahura (ek-str[schwa]-hyoor-[schwa]), n. [Law Latin] Hist. An animal that wanders about or strays without its owner; ESTRAY.