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Lex Barbara

Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

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

The barbarian law. A term applied to the laws of those nations that were not in subjection to the Roman empire, such as the Burgundian and Salian law, the law of the Lombards, etc. Spelman. LEX BENEFICIALIS REI CONSIMILI remedium praestat. A beneficial law affords a remedy in a similar case. 2 Inst. 689. LEX BREHONIA (Law Lat.) The Brehon law. See "Brehon Law." LEX BRETOYSE (or BRETOISE). The law of the ancient Britons, or Marches of Wales.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

The barbarian law. The laws of those nations that were not subject to the Roman empire were so called. Spelman.

Defined under Lex in Black's Law Dictionary.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

The barbarian law. The laws of those nations that were not subject to the Roman empire were so culled. Speloan. Lex beneficialis rei consimili remoe-