consecratio capitis

consecratio capitis (kon-s[schwa]-kray-shee-oh kap-i-tis). [Latin “consecrating the body”] Roman law. The act of declaring a wrongdoer an outlaw who could be killed on sight; the punishing of criminal behavior by re-legating an offender to the gods, i.e., leaving the person outside divine and human protection. See SACER; OUTLAWRY.

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译员Clara，毕业于国内知名法学院，擅长翻译有关建筑领域的法律文件。