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noxa

noxa (nok-s[schwa]), n. [Latin “injury”] Hist. 1. Roman law. A harm done or an offense committed such as injury to a person or property, esp. by a slave or son. • This gave rise to noxal liability. 2. Roman law. The obligation to pay for damage committed by a son, slave, or animal. • The

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noxal action

noxal action.[fr. Latin actio noxalis “injurious action”] 1. Roman law. The claim against an owner or father for a tort committed by a son, a slave, or an animal. • The head of the family could be sued either to pay a penalty due or to surrender the tortfeasor to the injured party. Roman law

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noxa

noxa 〈拉〉(古)伤害;损害 1在罗马法中,该词可用于指对他人财产或人身的损害,尤指奴隶或家子造成的损害,也指对家子、奴隶或牲畜所造成的损害承担赔偿责任的义务;2泛指各种违法犯罪行为及其惩罚;3对人身有害之物。

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in mancipio

in mancipio (in man-sip-ee-oh), adj. [Latin] Roman law. In a state of civil bondage. • This status applied to a son whose father was sued in a noxal action and settled the claim by handing over his son. See NOXAL ACTION(1).

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mancipium

mancipium (man-sip-ee-[schwa]m), n. [Latin “a slave”] Roman law. 1. A slave, esp. by virtue of being captured by an enemy in war. 2. A temporary quasi-servile status, necessarily occurring in an emancipation, and also when a father noxally surrendered a son to answer for a delict. See EMANCIPATION; NOXAL ACTION(1). “But if the patria potestas

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