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res nullius

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.73 in modern English

Syllables
res nul-lius
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Something that has no owner and is not subject to the jurisdiction of any state, but is susceptible to national appropriation.

Etymology

From Latin rēs nūllīus (“nobody's thing”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: rēs nūllīus

Frequently Paired Words

terra nullius

Questions

What does res nullius mean?
Something that has no owner and is not subject to the jurisdiction of any state, but is susceptible to national appropriation.
Where does res nullius come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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