filius nullius

filius nullius
fi·li·us nul·li·us /'fi-lē-əs-'nə-lē-əs, -nə-'lī-əs; 'fē-lē-u̇s-'nu̇-lē-u̇s/ n [Medieval Latin, literally, no one's son]: an illegitimate child: bastard – called also filius populi;

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

filius nullius
'son of no one', a bastard.

Collins dictionary of law. . 2001.


filius nullius
(Latin: A son of nobody.)
An illegitimate child who had few legal rights under the common law.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


filius nullius
[Latin, A son of nobody.] An illegitimate child who had few legal rights under the common law.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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  • filius nullius — /filiyas nalayss/ naliyss/ An illegitimate child; son of nobody …   Black's law dictionary

  • filius nullius — /filiyas nalayss/ naliyss/ An illegitimate child; son of nobody …   Black's law dictionary

  • filius nullius — The child of nobody; the common law status of an illegitimate child. 10 Am J2d Bast § 8 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • filius nullius — …   Useful english dictionary

  • filius — /filˈi əs or fēˈli ŭs/ (Latin) noun 1. Son 2. (following a name) junior filius nullius /nulˈi əs or nooˈli ŭs/ noun (law) A son of nobody, a bastard filius populi /poˈpū lī or poˈpŭ lē/ noun A son of the people filius terrae /teˈrē or teˈrī/ noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • nullius filius — /nalayas fil(i)yas/ Lat. The son of nobody; a bastard. A bastard is considered nullius filius as far as regards his right to inherit. But the rule of nullius filius does not apply in other respects, and has been changed by statute in most states… …   Black's law dictionary

  • nullius filius — /noohl lee oos fee lee oos /; Eng. /nul ee euhs fee lee euhs/, Latin. (esp. in law) son of nobody; bastard. * * * …   Universalium

  • nullius filius — noun a) A child of unknown parentage; an orphan. b) The son of no one; a bastard. Syn: by blow …   Wiktionary

  • nullius filius — son of no one , bastard, illegitimate child (Latin) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • nullius filius —    nobody s son ; bastard …   Dictionary of difficult words

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