[German version]

A person's property; the exact meaning depends on the context. In one sense, bona means the totality of goods in a person's possession, while the legal right to possession may be another matter: with naturalis appellatio bonorum, deriving etymologically from the word beare = to make happy, which is relevant for the fee-liable missio in bonis and venditio bonorum, possession is unrestricted (Ulp. Dig. 50,16,49). More tightly defined and restricted, on the other hand, is possession in terms of civilis appellatio bonorum; this means possession only as  dominium (Ulp. l…