Legal Definitions - nuda patientia

nuda patientia

nuda patientia means "mere sufferance" in Latin. It refers to a situation where someone has to put up with something without being able to do anything about it. For example, if you live next to a noisy construction site, you might have to endure the noise every day. You can't stop the construction, so you have to accept it and suffer through it. This is an example of nuda patientia.

• A homeowner has to put up with a neighbor's tree that hangs over their property and drops leaves in their yard. The homeowner can't force the neighbor to cut down the tree, so they have to accept it and clean up the leaves. This is an example of nuda patientia.
• A tenant has to deal with a leaky faucet in their apartment. They can't fix it themselves and the landlord hasn't responded to their requests for repairs. The tenant has to put up with the dripping sound and the wasted water until the landlord takes action. This is an example of nuda patientia.