FRUCTUS CIVILES

fructus civiles (fr<<schwa>>k-t<<schwa>>s s<<schwa>>-vI-leez). [Latin “civil fruits”]

Roman & civil law. Income (such as rent or interest) that one receives from another for the use or

enjoyment of a thing, esp. real property or loaned money. • In Roman law, fructus civiles included

both minerals and the earnings of slaves.[Blacks Law 8th]