Vocab Flashcards
Patricians
elite (priests, pontiffs)
Plebeians
roman citizens (non-elite)
Pontiffs
responsible for preserving, transmitting the law + interpreting, applying it
Paterfamilias
owner of his family (wife, children, slaves, + livestock)
Responsa
citizen submitted legal questions + consultations to pontiffs and they respond
Mancipatio
showed ownership of Italic land
Ius
law of the citizens
Mos maiorum
customs of the elders (follow the “law” from the elders)
Iniuria
behavior that wronged a fellow citizen violated ius
Fas
To remain in the good graces of the gods
Ius gentium (law of people)
system to address matters involving foreigners/non-citizens
Nefas
behavior against fas
Ius civile (ius Quiritium)
applied only to people of Roman citizenship
Rex
king
Quaestor
control public order
Praetor
control legal system
Consul
the highest military/political power
Censors
make lists of citizens who can vote
Apud iudicem
before the judge (iudex)
Legis actiones (actions of the law)
solemn civil process ritualized with certain gestures and words
Praetors peregrimus
made because of the influx of foreigners
Per formulas (formulary procedure)
allowed predators to bypass the legis actiones and decide on their own whether to allow or reject an action
Formula
a kind of guide/script for the subsequent trail phase before the judge and ended the phase before the praetor
Litis contestatio (public certification)
when the formula is record on tablets
Ius praetorium
set of rules set by praetors
Ius honorarium (honorary law)
make up a complete legal system
Fully-fledged jurists
studyed law and gave legal advice but not paid
Cavere
drafting the documents of legal acts
Agere
advising litigants and officials during suits
Litigants
people involved in a law suit
Respondere
responding to legal questions and giving advice
