- filius nullius
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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. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
- filius nullius
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'son of no one', a bastard.
Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001.
- filius nullius
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(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
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[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.
