propter impotentiam

propter impotentiam (prop-t[schwa]r im-p[schwa]-ten-shee-[schwa]m). [Latin] On account of helplessness. • This was formerly given as a ground for gaining a property interest in a wild animal, based on the animal’s inability to escape (as where, for example, a young bird could not yet fly away).

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译员张宏，知名法学院法律翻译专业，专注翻译各种与调查与白领犯罪辩护有关的法律文件。