invadiatio
invadiatio 〈拉〉(古)抵押
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invadiatio
invadiatio (in-vay-dee-ay-shee-oh). [Law Latin] Hist. A pledge or mortgage. Cf. VADIATIO.
vadiatio
vadiatio (vad-ee-ay-shee-oh), n. [Law Latin] Hist. Wager. Cf. INVADIATIO. Pl. vadiationes (vad-ee-ay-shee-oh-neez). vadiatio duelli (vad-ee-ay-shee-oh d[y]oo-el-I). [Law Latin “wager of battle”] See TRIAL BY COMBAT. vadiatio legis (vad-ee-ay-shee-oh lee-jis). [Law Latin “wager of law”] See WAGER OF LAW.
trial by combat
trial by combat. Hist. A trial that is decided by personal battle between the disputants, common in Europe and England during the Middle Ages; specif., a trial in which the person accused fought with the accuser, the idea being that God would give victory to the person in the right. • This method was introduced
wager of law
wager of law. Hist. A method of proof in which a person defends against a claim by swearing that the claim is groundless, and by enlisting others (compurgators) to swear to the defendant’s credibility. — Also termed gager del ley (gay-j[schwa]r del lay); vadiatio legis (vad-ee-ay-shee-oh lee-jis). See COMPURGATION.