RES ALIENA SCIENTER LEGATA

res aliena scienter legata (rays ay-lee-ee-n[schwa] [or al-ee-] sI-en-t[ schwa]r l[schwa]-gay-t[schwa]). [Latin] Hist. The property of another knowingly bequeathed — that is, property that a testator did not own but purported to bequeath by will.