De Bonis non Administratis
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De Bonis non Administratis
[Latin, Of the goods not administered.] When an administrator is appointed to succeed another who has left the estate partially unsettled, the administrator is said to be granted "administration de bonis non, " that is, of the goods not already administered.
West's Encyclopedia of American Law, edition 2. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.