FICTA TRADITIO

ficta traditio (fik-t<<schwa>> tr<<schwa>>-dish-ee-oh). [Latin] Scots law. A fictitious

delivery. • The phrase invoked the rule that if the parties so intended, an item could be treated as

having been delivered to a buyer in possession of it without the need for physical transfer. — Also

termed fictio brevis manus.[Blacks Law 8th]