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Term: nuda patientia
Definition: Nuda patientia means "mere sufferance" in Latin. In a servitude, the owner of the servient estate is obligated to submit to the dominant estate without taking any positive steps to enhance the exercise of the dominant servitude. For example, the owner does not have to fix a sidewalk to make it easier for the dominant estate owner to use the sidewalk.
nuda patientia
nuda patientia means "mere sufferance" in Latin. It refers to a situation where someone has to put up with something without being able to do anything about it. For example, if you live next to a noisy construction site, you might have to endure the noise every day. You can't stop the construction, so you have to accept it and suffer through it. This is an example of nuda patientia.