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Ripuarian Law

Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

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

A code of laws of the Franks, who occupied the country upon the Rhine, the Meuse, and the Scheldt, who were collectively known by the name "Ripuarians," and their laws as "Ripuarian Law." RISCUS (Law Lat.) —

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

A code of laws of the Franks, who occupied the country upon the Rhine, the Meuse, and the Scheldt, who were

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

An ancient code of laws by which the Ripuarii, a tribe of Franks who occupied the country upon the Rhine, the Meuse, and the Scheldt, were governed. They were first reduced to writing by Theodoric, king of Austrasia, and completed by Dagobert Speiman.