善ぜん意い占せん有ゆう

noun

bona fide possession; possession in good faith

Legal term referring to possession of property without knowledge of any defect in one's right to possess it. Contrasts with 悪意占有 (possession in bad faith).

See also: 悪意占有

• 善ぜん意い占せん有ゆう者しゃは、果か実じつを取しゅ得とくすることができる。

  A possessor in good faith may acquire the fruits.

• 民みん法ぽうでは、善ぜん意い占せん有ゆうと悪あく意い占せん有ゆうで扱あつかいが異ことなる。

  Under the Civil Code, bona fide possession and mala fide possession are treated differently.