from
Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)
DERELICTO, civil law. Goods voluntarily abandoned by their owner; he must,
however, leave them, not only sine spe revertendi, but also sine animzo
revertendi; his intention to abandon them may be inferred by the great
length of time during which he may have been out of possession, without any
attempt to regain them. 1 Bro. Civ. Law, 239; 2 Bro. Civ. Law, 51; Wood's
Civ. Law, 156; 19 Amer. Jur. 219, 221, 222 Dane's Ab. Index, h.t.; 1 Ware's
R. 4 1.