单词 | roman law |
释义 | Roman lawn. The system or code of law developed by the ancient Romans, which forms the basis of many modern legal codes; (hence) any of various systems or codes of law historically derived from this. Frequently with the. See civil law n. and Justinianian code at Justinianian adj.Frequently opposed to common law. ΘΚΠ society > law > system of laws > [noun] > Roman civil law?a1500 Roman lawa1533 civil right?1614 society > law > branch of the law > [noun] > civil or Roman law civilc1390 civil law?a1500 Roman lawa1533 civil right?1614 a1533 Ld. Berners tr. A. de Guevara Golden Bk. M. Aurelius (1537) iv. sig. C.ivv There was no father, but if he had two sonnes, he wolde sette one of theym to studye, and the other accordynge to the Romayne lawe [Sp. ley romana], shulde be sette to the warres. 1567 R. Mulcaster tr. J. Fortescue Learned Commendation Lawes Eng. xliii. f. 103v Reason suffereth vs not to doubte, quod ye prince but that in this case the lawe of Englande surmounteth the Romaine lawe. 1660 Bp. J. Taylor Ductor Dubitantium II. iii. v. 389 The paternal power is defin'd by the measures of the Roman law. 1681 J. Dalrymple Inst. Law Scotl. i. i. §10. 7 Oft-times by the Common Law, we understand the Roman Law, which in some sort is common to many Nations. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Municipal, a Term in the Roman Law, signifying the having the Rights and Privileges of Roman Citizens. a1768 J. Erskine Inst. Law Scotl. (1773) I. i. §i The Roman law is always understood by way of excellency. 1842 T. Arnold Lect. Mod. Hist. (1860) 41 Many countries have adopted the Roman law. 1897 Law Mag. & Law Rev. 22 148 The procedure of the Court follows the Civil—or Continental—system of the Roman Law, rather than that of the English Common Law. 1916 H. Taylor Cicero ii. 38 More notable still was Q. Mucius Scaevola.., consul in 95 B.C., often called the father of Roman law. 1947 Jrnl. Southern Hist. 13 29 Mrs. Minor had inherited the estates..and in accord with the Roman law of Louisiana..she continued to hold them as her paraphernal property. 2000 R. W. Holder Taunton Cider & Langdons vii. 31 There is a different mindset between a society operating under English Common Law, and one which used the Code Napoleon, Roman Law, and their derivatives. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1533 |
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