FRUCTUS CIVILES

fructus civiles (fr[schwa]k-t[schwa]s s[schwa]-vI-leez). [Latin “civil fruits”] Roman & civil law. Income (such as rent or interest) that one receives from another for the use or enjoyment of a thing, esp. real property or loaned money. • In Roman law, fructus civiles included both minerals and the earnings of slaves.