AUTHENTICS, civ. law. This is the name given to a collection of the Novelsof Justinian, made by an anonymous author. It is called authentic on accountof its authority.
2. There is also another collection which bears the name of authentics.It is composed of extracts made from the Novels, by a lawyer named Irnier,and which he inserted in the code at such places as they refer; theseextracts have the reputation of not being correct. Merlin, Repertoire, motAuthentique.