Constitutiones
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
Laws promulgated, i. e., enacted, by the Roman emperor. They were of the following kinds: (1) Edicta; (2) decreta; (3) rescripta, called, also, "epistolae." Sometimes they were general, and intended to form a precedent for other like cases. At other times they were special, particular, or individual (personales), and not intended to form a precedent. The emperor had this power of irresponsible enactment by virtue of a certain lex regia, whereby he was made the fountain of justice and of mercy. Brown. CONSTITUTIONES TEMPORE POSTEriores potiores sunt his quae Ipsas praecesserunt. Later laws prevail over those which preceded them. Dig. 1. 4. 4.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
(1) Edicta;
(2) decreta;
(3) rescripta, called also "epistolœ." Sometimes they were general, and intended to form a precedent for other like cases; at other times they were special, particular or individual, (personales,) and not intended to form a precedent. The emperor had this power of Irresponsible enactment by virtue of a certain lex regia, whereby he was made the fountain of justice and of mercy. Brown. Constitutiones tempore posteriores po-tiores sunt his quæ ipsas præcesserunt. Dig. 1, 4, 4. Later laws prevall over those which preceded them.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
Laws promulgated, i. e., enacted, by the Roman Emperor. They were of various kinds, namely, the following: (1) edicta; (2) decreta; (3) rescripta, called also "epistolae." Sometimes they were general, and intended to form a precedent for other like cases; at other times they were special, particular, or individual, (personales,) and not intended to form a precedent. The emperor had this power of irresponsible enactment by virtue of a certain lex regia, whereby he was made the fountain of justice and of mercy. Brown.