Latin Terms Flashcards
natural law
ius naturale
civil law
ius civile
law of nations
ius gentium
statute, statutes
lex, leges
enacted by Roman people on proposition of a senatorial magistrate (e.g. consul)
ius
unwritten law
usage approved, daily customs, habits
reason
ratio
ordinances of the plebeians
plebisicite
enacted by plebeians on propostion of plebeian magistrate (e.g. tribune) - same force as statutes
decrees of the senate
senatus consultum
senate orders and establishes decree
honorary law from the edicts of the praetors
ius honorarium, ius praetorium
answers of the learned
responsa prudentium
right of responding/power of expounding the law
ius respondendi
five ritual modes recognized by statute
leges actiones
contract of sale
emptio venditio
action on the purchase
actio empti
action on the sale
actio venditi
fraud
dolus malus
in iure
first stage of proceedings in an action
apud iudicem
second stage of proceedings in an action
iudex
lay arbitrator
stipulatio
principal formal contract of the ius civile
condictio certae pecuniae
? grant of the appropriate action
bare agreement
pactum
formal release
acceptilatio
grant of a Praetorian plea in bar of the action
exceptio
further conditional clause (for plaintiff in the Edict?)
replicatio
moment of joinder of issue, issues btwn parties must be decided and after which, no alteration of pleadings and no fresh action
litis contestatio
new procedure for proceedings
cognitio extraordinario
official delegate
iudex pedaneus
informal testamentary trusts
fideicommissa
