Glossary : aubaine
Definition 1
French law. When a
foreigner died in France, the crown
by virtue of a right called droit
d"aubaine, formerly claimed all
the personal property such foreigner had in
France at the time of
his death. This barbarous law was swept away by the
French
revolution of 1789. Vide Albinatus Jus. 1 Malleville"s Analyse de
la
Discussion du Code Civil, pp. 26, 28 1 Toullier, 236, n. 265.
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