Legal Definitions - inventus

inventus

When something is found, it is called inventus. This Latin word is often used in phrases like "treasure trove" (thesaurus inventus) or "he is not found" (non est inventus).

• Archaeologists were thrilled when they made an inventus of ancient artifacts.
• The police searched for hours, but the suspect was not inventus.

The first example shows how inventus is used to describe a discovery, while the second example shows how it can be used to indicate that someone is missing or has not been found.