Legal Definitions - alieni generis

ALIENI GENERIS

Alieni generis means "of another kind" or "of a foreign kind" in Latin.

1. The creature found in the forest was alieni generis, unlike any animal known to man.

2. The new technology was alieni generis, completely different from anything currently on the market.

These examples illustrate how alieni generis is used to describe something that is completely different from what is expected or known. In the first example, the creature found in the forest is not like any animal that humans have seen before. In the second example, the new technology is unlike anything currently available, making it unique and foreign to the market.