zygnomicadj.
/ˈzʌɪɡnɒmɪk/ Law.
In the terminology of A. Kocourek: ‘a jural relation which involves an act the evolution of which directly abridges..the freedom of the servus in the enjoyment..of the substance of a legal advantage’. Opposed to mesonomic adj.
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zygnomic1926
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1926 A. Kocourek in California Law Rev. XV. 19 Zygnomic relation is a legal relation which (i) directly constrains the servus of the relation in his physical freedom and (ii) with the support of the law.
1927 A. Kocourek Jural Relations v. 69 Compared with zygnomic relations, mesonomic relations are inferior in legal potency. A zygnomic relation directly constrains the servus of the relation with the support of the law, but a mesonomic relation either does not constrain the servus directly or lacks the support of the law.
1927 A. Kocourek Jural Relations x. 140 Regenerable relations..are mesonomic relations which are convertible into zygnomic relations by means of a jural act or event.
1930 A. Kocourek Introd. Sci. of Law iv. 294 A zygnomic relation is one which works an immediate and direct constraint on human freedom at a given moment with the support of the law.
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