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(Britain, law, archaic) Often in the form waif and stray, waifs and strays: an article of movable property found of which the owner is not known, such as goods washed up on a beach or thrown away by an absconding thief; such items belong to the Crown, which may grant the right of ownership to them to a lord of a manor.
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Noun
Britain
archaic
figuratively
broadly
(Britain,
law,
archaic)
Often
in
the
form
waif
and
stray,
waifs
and
strays:
an
article
of
movable
property
found
of
which
the
owner
is
not
known,
such
as
goods
washed
up
on
a
beach
or
thrown
away
by
an
absconding
thief;
such
items
belong
to
the
Crown,
which
may
grant
the
right
of
ownership
to
them
to
a
lord
of
a
manor.
Japanese Meaning
（法律上の古語）所有者不明の動産。例えば、海岸に流れ着いた品物や、逃亡中の窃盗犯によって捨てられた品物など。これらは国（クラウン）の所有物となり、領主に所有権が認められる場合がある。
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(Britain,
law,
archaic)
Often
in
the
form
waif
and
stray,
waifs
and
strays:
an
article
of
movable
property
found
of
which
the
owner
is
not
known,
such
as
goods
washed
up
on
a
beach
or
thrown
away
by
an
absconding
thief;
such
items
belong
to
the
Crown,
which
may
grant
the
right
of
ownership
to
them
to
a
lord
of
a
manor.
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