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Emancipation

acquire the rights of patronage. (2) The Anastasian emancipation, introduced by Anastasius. It consisted in obtaining an imperial rescript, authorising the emancipation, which was to be registered with the proper officer. In this way a filius-familias might

Motu propio

Motu propio, the commencing words of a certain kind of Papal Rescript.

Rescriptum principis contra jus non valet

Rescriptum principis contra jus non valet. Reg. Civ. Dur, (The prince's rescript avails not against law.)

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Allegata

Allegata, a word anciently subscribed at the bottom of rescripts and constitutions of the Roman Emperors, as signata or testata under other instruments. It is synonymous with verificata,

Pandect', or Digesta

their matter. The code also has a more comprehensive plan than the earlier codes, since it comprises both rescripts and edicts. These two works, the Pandects and the Code, ought properly to be considered as the completion

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