DISMEMBERMENTS OF OWNERSHIP

dismemberments  of  ownership.Civil  law.  The  three  elements  composing  the  right  of

ownership,  namely,  the  usus,  the  fructus,  and  the  abusus.  •  The  right  of  ownership  may  be

dismembered  and  its  components  conveyed  in  the  form  of  independent  real  rights,  such  as  the

right of use, the right of usufruct, and the right of security. See ABUSUS; FRUCTUS; USUS. [Blacks Law 8th]