jus aelianum
Jus Aelianum (j[schwa]s ee-lee-ay-n[schwa]m). [Latin] Roman law. A manual of laws drawn up in the second century B.C. by the consul Sextus Aelius, consisting of three parts: (1) the laws of the Twelve Tables; (2) a commentary on them; and (3) the forms of procedure. See TWELVE TABLES.