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Discussion

Discussion. By the Roman Law sureties were not primarily liable to pay the debt for which they became bound as sureties: but

Hire

use or enjoyment of it. It is the duty of the person letting to hire, according to the Roman Law, to disclose the faults of the thing hired, and practice no artful concealment, to charge only a

Fiction

essence in their own body but are so accepted in law for a special purpose.' 'Fictio' in old Roman law was properly a term of pleading, and signified a false averment on the part of the plaintiff

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Denarius

Denarius, the chief silver coin among the Romans, worth 8d.; it was the seventh part of a Roman ounce; also an English penny. The denarius was

Calends

Calends [fr. kal'w, Gk., to call], the first day of each month among the Romans. Greek Calends, a term for a time that will never arrive, the Greeks having nothing which corresponded to

civil law

civil law often cap C&L 1 : Roman law esp. as set forth in the Code of Justinian 2 : the body of law developed from

Proscription

The act of proscribing a dooming to death or exile outlawry specifically among the ancient Romans the public offer of a reward for the head of a political enemy as under the triumvirate many

Romanesque

Somewhat resembling the Roman applied sometimes to the debased style of the later Roman empire but esp to the more developed architecture

Calendar

Calendar [fr. Calendarium, Lat.; fr. Calend', the first day in the month in Roman reckoning], the order and series of months, together with the festivals and fasts, which make up the year.

Pallium

A large square woolen cloak which enveloped the whole person worn by the Greeks and by certain Romans It is the Roman name of a Greek garment

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Discussion

Discussion. By the Roman Law sureties were not primarily liable to pay the debt for which they became bound as sureties: but

Hire

use or enjoyment of it. It is the duty of the person letting to hire, according to the Roman Law, to disclose the faults of the thing hired, and practice no artful concealment, to charge only a

Fiction

essence in their own body but are so accepted in law for a special purpose.' 'Fictio' in old Roman law was properly a term of pleading, and signified a false averment on the part of the plaintiff

Keep your definitions linked to case research

Denarius

Denarius, the chief silver coin among the Romans, worth 8d.; it was the seventh part of a Roman ounce; also an English penny. The denarius was

Calends

Calends [fr. kal'w, Gk., to call], the first day of each month among the Romans. Greek Calends, a term for a time that will never arrive, the Greeks having nothing which corresponded to

civil law

civil law often cap C&L 1 : Roman law esp. as set forth in the Code of Justinian 2 : the body of law developed from

Proscription

The act of proscribing a dooming to death or exile outlawry specifically among the ancient Romans the public offer of a reward for the head of a political enemy as under the triumvirate many

Romanesque

Somewhat resembling the Roman applied sometimes to the debased style of the later Roman empire but esp to the more developed architecture

Calendar

Calendar [fr. Calendarium, Lat.; fr. Calend', the first day in the month in Roman reckoning], the order and series of months, together with the festivals and fasts, which make up the year.

Pallium

A large square woolen cloak which enveloped the whole person worn by the Greeks and by certain Romans It is the Roman name of a Greek garment

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