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fetiales

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fetiales (fee-shee-ay-leez), n. pl. Roman law. The order of priests whose duties concerned international relations and treaties, including the declaration of war and peace. — Also spelled feciales. “Feciales [were] … priests among the Romans, Etruscans, and other ancient nations of Italy, who acted as heralds of peace and war. Their persons were sacred from […]

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bellum justum

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bellum justum (bel-[schwa]m j[schwa]s-t[schwa]m). [Latin] Int’l law. A just war; one that the proponent considers morally and legally justifiable, such as a war against an aggressive, totalitarian regime. • Under Roman law, before war could be declared, the fetiales (a group of priests who monitored international treaties) had to certify to the Senate that just

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