fungible things — Fungibles Fun gi*bles, n. pl. [LL. (res) fungibiles, probably fr. L. fungi to discharge. A barbarous term, supposed to have originated in the use of the words functionem recipere in the Digeste. Bouvier. Called fungibiles, quia una alterius vice… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fungible things — Interchangeable goods, which are often sold or delivered in bulk, such as oil, wheat, bolts, lumber or identical securities. Also known as fungibles … Business law dictionary
fungible — fun‧gi‧ble [ˈfʌndʒbl] adjective 1. COMPUTING fungible things can be exchanged for another amount of the same thing, or used instead of another thing: • External PC and Mac modems are generally fungible, swapping them usually requires new cables … Financial and business terms
res — /riyz/ The subject matter of a trust or will. In the civil law, a thing; an object. As a term of the law, this word has a very wide and extensive signification, including not only things which are objects of property, but also such as are not… … Black's law dictionary
Fungibles — Fun gi*bles, n. pl. [LL. (res) fungibiles, probably fr. L. fungi to discharge. A barbarous term, supposed to have originated in the use of the words functionem recipere in the Digeste. Bouvier. Called fungibiles, quia una alterius vice fungitur.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
List of law topics (F-M) — NOTOC Law [From Old English lagu something laid down or fixed ; legal comes from Latin legalis , from lex law , statute ( [http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=law searchmode=none Law] , Online Etymology Dictionary; [http://www.m… … Wikipedia
compensation — com·pen·sa·tion /ˌkäm pən sā shən/ n 1: the act of compensating 2 in the civil law of Louisiana: the ending of mutual obligations between two people for money or quantities of fungible things usu. by operation of law but sometimes by an agreement … Law dictionary
mutuum — noun a) a loan in Roman and civil law of fungible things to be restored in similar property of the same quantity and quality b) a contract in which movables are so loaned … Wiktionary
pecunia — /pakyuwn(i)ya/ In old English law, goods and chattels. In the civil law, property in general, real or personal; anything that is actually the subject of private property. In a narrower sense, personal property; fungible things. In the strictest… … Black's law dictionary
pret a interet — /prey a abnterey/ Loan at interest. A contract by which one of the parties delivers to the other a sum of money, or commodities, or other movable or fungible things, to receive for their use a profit determined in favor of the lender … Black's law dictionary
