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Dominium
Dominium(United Kingdom) Ownership. RELATED TERMS-------------------------------------- Ownership Title to property. The right by which a thing belongs to some one in particular, to the exclusion of all other persons. SIMILAR TERMS-------------------------------------- Domicile The place at which a person has physical presence, which that person regards as home, and to which that person intends to return and remain even though currently residing elsewhere. The concept of domicile includes the concept of place and the concept of a settled connection with the place. A person has a settled connection with his or her domicile for legal purposes, either because that place is home or because the law has so designated that place. Dominant Estates. In the civil law, this term is used to signify the estate to which a servitude or easement is due from another estate. Dominant mind The dominant mind test permits the judge to determine whether the tug or the tow controls the towage operation and aids in determining whether the contract is "of" services (controlled by the tow) or "for" services (controlled by the tug). In this way, liabilities for loss or damage arising out of towage may be allocated. (In particular, the judge is the dominant mind.). Dominant tenement Used when referring to easements to specify that property (i.e. tenement) or piece of land that benefits from, or has the advantage of, an easement. Dominion The right of the owner of a thing to use it or dispose of it at his pleasure. Dominion directum Latin: the qualified ownership of a landlord, not having possession or use of property but retaining ownership. Used in feudal English land systems to describe the King's ownership of all the land, even though most of it was lent out to lords for their exclusive use and enjoyment. Dominion utile Latin: the property rights of a tenant. While not owning the property in a legal sense, the tenant, as having dominion utile, enjoys full and exclusive possession and use of the property. Domitae Subdued, tame, not wild. PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS-------------------------------------- Dominant mind The dominant mind test permits the judge to determine whether the tug or the tow controls the towage operation and aids in determining whether the contract is "of" services (controlled by the tow) or "for" services (controlled by the tug). In this way, liabilities for loss or damage arising out of towage may be allocated. (In particular, the judge is the dominant mind.). Dominant tenement Used when referring to easements to specify that property (i.e. tenement) or piece of land that benefits from, or has the advantage of, an easement. Dominion The right of the owner of a thing to use it or dispose of it at his pleasure. Dominion directum Latin: the qualified ownership of a landlord, not having possession or use of property but retaining ownership. Used in feudal English land systems to describe the King's ownership of all the land, even though most of it was lent out to lords for their exclusive use and enjoyment. Dominion utile Latin: the property rights of a tenant. While not owning the property in a legal sense, the tenant, as having dominion utile, enjoys full and exclusive possession and use of the property. Dominium Domitae Subdued, tame, not wild. Domo reparando The name of an ancient writ in favor of a party who was in danger of being injured by the fall, of his neighbor's house. Donatio mortis causa A death-bed gift, made by a dying person, with the intent that the person receiving the gift shall keep the thing if death ensues. Such a gift is exempted from the estate of the deceased as property is automatically conveyed upon death. In most jurisdictions, real property cannot be transferred by these death-bed gifts. Donation Contracts. The act by which the owner of a thing, voluntarily transfers the title and possession of the same, from himself to another person, without any consideration; a gift. Donation inter vivos Contracts. A contract which takes place by the mutual consent, of the giver, who divests himself of the thing given in order to transmit the title of it to the donee gratuitously, and the donee, who accepts the thing and acquires a legal title to it. We thank you for using the Juridical Dictionary to search for Dominium. If you have a better definition for Dominium than the one presented here, please let us know by making use of the suggest a term option. This definition of Dominium may be disputed by other professionals. Our attempt is to provide easy definitions on Dominium and any other medical topic for the public at large.
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