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Latin Terminology Flashcards

1
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cognitio

A

procedure for litigation during the imperial era - whole case is adjudicated by magistrate

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decreta

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decisions made for individual cases

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3
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edictum

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law that can be made at the Emperor’s will

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4
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mandata

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instructions to magistrates

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5
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peregrinus

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non-citizen

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praetor

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elected magistrate

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7
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rescripta

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responses to personal letters

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8
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usucapio

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acquisition of property through possession

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familia

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family (rights to inheritance etc.)

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10
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ius civile

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laws created for Roman citizens

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ius gentium

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law of nations - created for all

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12
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peculium

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a slave’s personal property

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13
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res mancipi

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valuable agricultural property

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14
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vindicatio

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owner must prove ownership to restore property

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res communes

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things common to all man

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res nullius

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things belonging to no one

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res publicae

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things belonging to the State

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res sacrae

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things consecrated by the gods

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19
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res universitatis

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things intended for public use

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20
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sui iuris

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under one’s own power

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21
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traditio

A

delivery and iusta causa

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22
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iusta causa

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just cause for transaction

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23
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usufruct

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right to use another’s property, and to take its fruits

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usus

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entitlement to use property, but not to take its fruits

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manus

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marriage in which the wife comes under the potestas of husband’s paterfamilias - severs all former agnatic ties

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alieni iuris

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under the power of another

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agnate

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individual in a family - related to all other people under the potestas of the same paterfamilias

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adrogatio

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the adoption of a sui iuris person

29
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adoptio

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the adoption of an alieni iuris

30
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12 tables date

31
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Justinian’s Digest

32
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Transition from monarchy to republic

33
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Transition from republic to empire

34
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caveat emptor

A

buyer must be aware of defects before purchase

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societas

A

partnership between 2 or more for mutual benefit

36
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iniuria

A

harm or injury to a free person by unjustifiable, intentional, and insulting behaviour

37
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negotorium gestio

A

conducting another person’s affairs without their consent

38
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occupatio

A

taking possession of certain types of property

39
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pignus

A

contract whereby property was transferred by a borrower to a lender by way of mortgage

40
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commodatum

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contract whereby use of a corporeal object was transferred gratuitously

41
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depositum

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contract whereby safekeeping of a movable object was transferred gratuitously

42
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4 types of contract

A

Verbal
Consensual
Literal
Real

43
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Lex Julia de adulteriis

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  • Criminalises stuprum/adultery
  • Husband MUST prosecute/divorce wife
  • Third parties can prosecute
  • Limits rights of husband to exact private vengeance
44
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humiliores

45
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cessio in iure

A

surrender of property

46
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conubium

A

right to a manus marriage

47
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commercium

A

right to participate in ius civile transactions

48
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contrectatio

A

the act of laying hands on another’s property with the intent to take/use

49
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lex Fufia Caninia

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Restricts the number of slaves that could be freed by will to 100

50
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Remedy for robbery

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Fourfold damages, provided the case was brought within a year of the robbery

51
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infamia

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Legal disgrace: social disgrace and prevention from holding honourable positions, represent/be represented in litigation, often left intestate

52
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stipulatio

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Unilateral/strici iuris contract whereby an obligation is created when one person makes a formal promise in response to a formal question

53
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Stuprum vs. adultery

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Stuprum: unlawful sex
Adultery: sex with another while married

54
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emptio venditio

A

contract of sale

55
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cognate

A

relatives on the mother’s side of the family

CLST 308 - Roman Law (2 decks)

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