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Jus Flavianum

Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

In old Roman law. A body of laws drawn up by Cneius Flavins, a clerk of Appius Claudius, from the materials to which he had access. It was a popularization of the laws. Mackeld. Civ. Law, § 39.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

A publication of the legis actionea or a practical manual of the procedure. Including a list of dies fasti (q. vj. Of this publication it is said: "The first step which led to the decline of the legis actionea was due to their publication. As long as tbe knowledge of legal forms was restricted to the patrician class, the people at large were helpless in their efforts to obtain an impartial administration of Justice." Morey, Rom. L. 85. The author was Cnoeus Flavius, who was a scribe or clerk of Applus Claudius. His publication was B. p. 304. It was followed about a century later by the Jus ^lianum (q. v.). See also Sohm, Inst. Rom. L. § 14, n. 2.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

In old Roman law. A body of laws drawn up by Cneius Flavius, a clerk of Appius Claudius, from the materials to which he had access. It was a popularization of the laws. Mackeld. Rom. Law, § 39.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

Inold Roman law. A body of laws drawn up by Cneius Flavius, a elerk of Appius Claudius, from the materials to which he had aceess, It was a popularization of the laws. Mackeld. Rum. Law, § 39.