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- Latin · learned borrowing fromfūmus bonī iūris“smoke of a good right”
- English todayfumus boni iuris
Learned borrowing from Latin fūmus bonī iūris (“smoke of a good right”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
fumus boni iuris
Today it means: A likelihood of success based on the merit of a case; a requirement for admission to certain benefits, such as legal aid and injunctions. Full definition →
Latin fūmus bonī iūris