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Lex Furia Caninia

Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Black's Law Dictionary

The Furian Caninian ' law; a law passed in the consulship of P. Furius Camillus and C. Caninius Gallus, A. U. G. 752, prohibiting masters from manumitting by will more than a certain number or proportion of their slaves. This law was abrogated by Justinian.

Inst. 1, 7 ; Heinecc.

Elem. lib.

1, tit. 7.