non-fungible

English

Adjective

non-fungible (not comparable)

1. Alternative form of nonfungible
   • 1880, Thomas Erskine Holland, The Elements of Jurisprudence, 12th edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, published 1916, page 107:

     Horses, slaves, and so forth, are non-fungible things, because they differ individually in value and cannot be exchanged indifferently one for another.

Noun

non-fungible (plural non-fungibles)

1. Alternative form of nonfungible
   • 2005, Alison Clarke, Paul Kohler, Property Law, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 52:

     Roman law draws a distinction between fungibles and non-fungibles which looks superficially the same as the thing/wealth distinction but is in fact different. A thing is fungible if it is not unique, in the sense that, if lost, it could be replaced by a thing that is to all intents and purposes identical.