Legal Definitions - bona confiscata

Definition: Bona confiscata refers to goods that have been confiscated by or forfeited to the Crown.

Examples:

• When a person is found guilty of a crime, their property may be confiscated by the government as a form of punishment. This property is considered bona confiscata.
• If a person is caught smuggling illegal goods into a country, those goods may be confiscated by the government. These goods would also be considered bona confiscata.

These examples illustrate how goods can be taken by the government and become bona confiscata. This term is often used in legal contexts to describe property that has been seized by the government due to criminal activity or other reasons.