Ius utendi
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ius utendi, a term in civil law
and Roman law
, is an attribute of dominium
(ownership): the right or power to use the property—particularly by residing there—without destroying its substance. It is employed in contradistinction to the jus abutendi.
Civil law (legal system)
Civil law is a legal system inspired by Roman law and whose primary feature is that laws are codified into collections, as compared to common law systems that gives great precedential weight to common law on the principle that it is unfair to treat similar facts differently on different...
and Roman law
Roman law
Roman law is the legal system of ancient Rome, and the legal developments which occurred before the 7th century AD — when the Roman–Byzantine state adopted Greek as the language of government. The development of Roman law comprises more than a thousand years of jurisprudence — from the Twelve...
, is an attribute of dominium
Dominium
Dominium, a legal term meaning "Dominion; control; ownership," forms several related compounds in legal Latin:*dominium directum -- Direct ownership, that is control of the property, but not necessarily with right to its utilization or alienation...
(ownership): the right or power to use the property—particularly by residing there—without destroying its substance. It is employed in contradistinction to the jus abutendi.