VOTUM CAPTANDAE MORTIS ALIENAE

votum captandae mortis alienae (voh-t[schwa]m kap-tan-dee mor-tis ay-lee-ee-nee or al-ee-). [Latin] Hist. An earnest desire for another’s death. • An heir could not sell his or her rights to an ancestor’s estate because such a transaction would likely induce votum captandae mortis alienae.