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Do, dico, addico

Defined in 2 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

I give, I say, I adjudge.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Lat. I give, I say, I adjudge. Three words used in the Roman law, to express the extent of the civil jurisdiction of the prætor. Do denoted that he gave or granted actions, exceptions, and judices; dico, that he pronounced judgment; addico, that he adjudged the controverted property or the goods of the debtor, etc., to the plaintiff. Mackeld. Rom. Law, § 39.