Latin for Lawyers

DEBET ET DETINET

DEBET ET DETINET [L. debeo, debere / to owe + detineo, detinere / to hold back, detain] He owes and detains. A common law writ to recover a debt. See DETINUE DEBITA FUNDI [L. debere / to owe + fundare / to make firm] Debts secured by real property. DEBITORES IN SOLIDO [L. debere + solidus / firm, solid, all-encompass ing] Joint debtors or obligors. DE BONE MEMORIE Possessing good memory. Of sound mind. See COMPOS MENTIS DE BONIS ASPORTATIS [L. de / from, of, concerning + bonus / goods or chattels + asportare / to carry away] At common law, trespass de bonis asportatis was an action for the recovery of personal property. See TRESPASS DE BONIS ASPORTATIS DE BONIS DEFUNCTI From the belongings and assets of the deceased. DE BONIS INTESTATI From the goods of one who is intestate. DE BONIS NON ADMINISTRATIS [L. de + bonis + non + administrare / to administer, manage, direct] When an administrator who has not completed his administration of an estate dies or is removed, he is replaced by an administrator de bonis non . See ADMINISTRATOR DE BONIS NON DE BONIS NON AMOVENDIS A writ to prevent the removal of goods pending a court’s decision on the mer its. DE BONIS PROPRIS [L. de + bonis + propris, proprius / one’s own, belong ing to oneself] From his own goods or assets. The obligation of a fiduciary who has wasted the assets of the estate or trust with which he is charged to repay the resulting loss. To be subject to a judgment against one’s own assets.

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