zygnomichttp://www.oed.com/dictionary/zygnomic_adj%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_usezygnomic, adj.
First published 1986; not fully revised

zygnomicadjective

Law.
  1. 1926–
    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.
    1. 1926
      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.
      A. Kocourek in California Law Review vol. XV. 19
    2. 1927
      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.
      A. Kocourek, Jural Relations v. 69
    3. 1927
      Regenerable relations..are mesonomic relations which are convertible into zygnomic relations by means of a jural act or event.
      A. Kocourek, Jural Relations x. 140
    4. 1930
      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.
      A. Kocourek, Introduction to Science of Law iv. 294

zygnomic, adj. was first published in 1986; not fully revised.

zygnomic, adj. was last modified in December 2024.