noun
intangible thing; incorporeal object
Legal term for something that has no physical form, such as rights, claims, or intellectual property. Contrasts with 有体物 (tangible thing).
特許権は無体物の一種です。
A patent right is a type of intangible thing.
民法では、無体物と有体物を区別する。
Civil law distinguishes between intangible and tangible things.
Compound of 無 (mu, 'without') + 体 (tai, 'body') + 物 (butsu, 'thing'), literally 'thing without a body'. A legal term formed from Chinese-derived morphemes.