14:34 Aug 1, 2004 |
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English to Latin translations [PRO] Law/Patents - Law (general) / Legal Latin | |||||||
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5 | deminutio |
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2 | litis or litium aestimatio |
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litis or litium aestimatio Explanation: Probably the only from of fine issued under the Roman justice system, from what I have read on the Internet. Whether another Latin term has been invented since Roman times ... ? ... 2: i. e. a commutation of corporal punishment for a fine, id. de Or. 1, 54, 232 .--So esp. litis or litium aestimatio, in Roman civil law, an estimating, valuation of the contested matter; in criminal law also, the stating how much the convicted person had to pay, an assessment of damages, Cic. Clu. 41, 116; id. Verr. 2, 2, 18, § 45 (cf. lis aestimata, id. ib. ... Perseus Tufts (aestimatio) For fraud and deceit: Fraus et dolus nemini patrocianari debent. Fraud and deceit should excuse no man. www.wordiq.com/dictionary/Maxim falsicrimen 1.(Civ. Law) The crime of falsifying. www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/Falsicrimen -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2004-08-01 17:31:11 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- ... only form of fine ... |
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deminutio Explanation: 'Liability' (lit., 'lessening, diminution'), followed by the type of liability in the genitive, e.g. 'deminutio capitis' = 'loss of civil rights'. |
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