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The term treasure trove is often used metaphorically to mean a "valuable find", and hence a source of treasure, or a reserve or repository of valuable things. [4] Trove is often used alone to refer to the concept, [ 5 ] the word having been reanalysed as a noun via folk etymology from an original Anglo-French adjective trové (cognate to the ...
Treasure trove is property that consists of coins or currency hidden by the owner. To be considered treasure trove and not mislaid property, the property must have been deliberately hidden or concealed, and sufficiently long ago that the original owner can be considered dead or not discoverable. For example, under historic English law, one ...
Unowned property includes tangible, physical things that are capable of being reduced to being property owned by a person but are not owned by anyone. Bona vacantia (Latin for "ownerless goods") is a legal concept associated with the unowned property, which exists in various jurisdictions, with a consequently varying application, but with origins mostly in English law.
Treasure troves of the United States, amounts of money or coin, gold, silver, plate, or bullion found hidden underground or in places such as cellars or attics, where the treasure seems old enough for it to be presumed that the true owner is dead and the heirs undiscoverable. An archaeological find of treasure trove is known as a hoard.
The Research Library is free and open to anyone 18 and older; visitors must only create an account to access books. Unlike borrowing from a traditional library, the antiquarian society does not ...
Treasure, codename of Nathalie Sergueiew (1912–1950), female double agent who worked for MI5 during World War II; MV Treasure, several ships by the name Treasure, a ship that spilled oil near Cape Town, South Africa, in 2000; Treasure trove, in law, any discovered accumulation of valuables that can be presumed unowned or unclaimed
The hutia, a rodent similar to the capybara but smaller, was another common food source. Like the tortoise, it disappeared from Abaco. Even animals that humans may not have eaten were affected by ...
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