Legal Definitions - confusio

Confusio is a legal term that means a mixture of liquid property belonging to different owners. It comes from the Latin word "confundere" which means "to pour together".

There are three different meanings of confusio:

1. In Roman law, it refers to a mixture of liquid property belonging to different owners. For example, if two people accidentally mix their wine together, they have created a confusio.
2. In Roman law, it also refers to the extinction of a right or duty that occurs when the roles of creditor and debtor become united in one person. For example, if a debtor inherits the rights of a creditor, the debt would become meaningless.
3. In Scots law, it refers to a doctrine whereby a lesser right is absorbed into a greater right and is thus extinguished. For example, if a tenant acquires the rights of a landlord, the lease would become meaningless.

These examples illustrate how confusio can occur in different legal contexts and can result in the extinction of certain rights or obligations.