vindicatio
vindicatio (vin-di-kay-shee-oh), n. [Latin “claim”] Roman law. 1. An action by the owner to claim property. vindicatio servitutis (vin-di-kay-shee-oh s[schwa]r-v[schwa]-t[y]oo-tis). [Latin “claim of servitude”] Roman law. An action against the owner of land over which the plaintiff claims that a servitude exists. — Also termed actio confessoria. 2. The claiming of a thing as one’s […]