Legal Jargon

Word : Right in re propria.

Origin : Roman.

Meaning : Right over one’s own property.

Example : The owner of a chattel has a right in re propria over it.

Word : Right in re aliena.

Origin : Roman.

Meaning : Right over the property of another person.

Example : My right of way across the land of another person is a right re aliena.

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