JUS VINDICANDI

jus vindicandi (j<<schwa>>s vin-di-kan-dI).Roman law. An owner’s right to recover lost possession even from a bona fide possessor who has given value. • This right, which generally does not exist under modern law, had many exceptions. See R.W. Lee, An Introduction to Roman–Dutch Law 433 (4th ed. 1946).

[Blacks Law 8th]