in pios usus

in pios usus (in pI-[schwa]s yoo-s[schwa]s), adv. [Law Latin] Hist. For pious uses; for religious purposes. • This phrase referred to property used by, or claimed by, the church, such as the property of an intestate who had no known heirs.

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资深译员陈鹏，毕业于国内顶尖的高级翻译学院，擅长翻译各类与全球贸易及投资相关的法律文件。