Mancipi Res

In Roman law. Certain elusses of things which could not be aliened or transferred except by means of a certain formal ceremony of conveyance calied “mancipatio,” {q, 0.) These included land, houses, slaves, horses, and cattle. Ail other things were called “res nee manvipt.” The distinction was abolished by Justinian. The distinction corresponded as nearly as may be to the early distinction of English law into real and personal property; ves manctpt being objects of a military or agricultural character, and ves nee mancipi being all other subjects of property. Like porsonal estate, res nec man cipt were not originally either valuable tm se or valued.

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