SALVA SUBSTANTIA

salva substantia (sal-v[schwa] s[schwa]b-stan-shee-[schwa]). [Latin] Roman & civil law. The substance (of the property) being preserved; the substance remaining intact. — Also termed salva rei substantia. “A right of liferent, therefore, cannot be constituted in a subject which necessarily perishes in the use; it must be a subject which can be used salva substantia.” John […]