jus abutendi

noun

jus ab·​u·​ten·​di

-ˌabyəˈtendē,

-ˌdī

Roman & civil law

: a right to make full use of property even to wasting or destroying it : absolute and unlimited ownership with the power of free alienation compare jus utendi

Word History

Etymology

Latin, right of abusing

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