Domitae

DOMITAE. Subdued, tame,. not wild; as, animals domitae, which are tame or domestic animals.

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(2) On the common-law distinctions among animals ferae naturae, mansuetae naturae, and domitae naturae, and the differences that flow from these classifications, see DALE D.
(79) The court began by distinguishing between domesticated (domitae naturae) and wild animals (ferae naturae): a person may have "absolute" property in domesticated animals, but only a "qualified" property in wild animals, i.e., a right that is possessory in the sense that the right ends if the animal escapes from possession.
Three cases/four tales: commons, capture, the public trust, and property in land

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