praetor

praetor (pree-t[schwa]r), n. [Latin] Roman law. The magistrate responsible for identifying and framing the legal issues in a case and for ordering a lay judge (judex) to hear evidence and decide the case in accordance with the formula. See FORMULA(1).

praetor fideicommissarius (pree-t[schwa]r fI-dee-I-kom-[schwa]-sair-ee-[ schwa]s). A special praetor having jurisdiction over cases involving trusts.

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