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(law, archaic) Common law doctrine holding that personal property held by a person is governed by the same law that governs that person, so that if a person who is legally domiciled in one jurisdiction dies with property in a second jurisdiction, that property is legally treated as though it were in the first jurisdiction.
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mobilia sequuntur personam
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Source Word
mobilia sequuntur personam
Phrase
archaic
(law,
archaic)
Common
law
doctrine
holding
that
personal
property
held
by
a
person
is
governed
by
the
same
law
that
governs
that
person,
so
that
if
a
person
who
is
legally
domiciled
in
one
jurisdiction
dies
with
property
in
a
second
jurisdiction,
that
property
is
legally
treated
as
though
it
were
in
the
first
jurisdiction.
Japanese Meaning
個人が所有する動産に関して、その個人が居住する法域の法律が適用されるという、古風なコモンローの法理。具体的には、ある管轄区域に法的に居住している人が、他の管轄区域に財産を有していて死亡した場合、その財産は居住地の法律に基づいて扱われるという考え方。
Sense（1）
(law,
archaic)
Common
law
doctrine
holding
that
personal
property
held
by
a
person
is
governed
by
the
same
law
that
governs
that
person,
so
that
if
a
person
who
is
legally
domiciled
in
one
jurisdiction
dies
with
property
in
a
second
jurisdiction,
that
property
is
legally
treated
as
though
it
were
in
the
first
jurisdiction.
