namium
namium (nay-mee-[schwa]m), n. [Law Latin] Hist. The act of distraining property.
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heredes nati et facti
heredes nati et facti (h[schwa]-ree-deez nay-tI et fak-tI). [Latin] Hist. Heirs born and made.
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personalis actio
personalis actio (p[schwa]r-s[schwa]-nay-lis ak-shee-oh). [Latin] Hist. A personal action; an action in personam.
ordinatum est
ordinatum est (or-d[schwa]-nay-t[schwa]m est). [Law Latin] Hist. It is ordered. • These were the usual first words of a court order entered in Latin.
decanatus
decanatus (dek-[schwa]-nay-t[schwa]s), n. [Law Latin] Hist. A group of ten people; a decenary. See DECANUS.
jactus mercium navis levandae causa
jactus mercium navis levandae causa (jak-t[schwa]s m[schwa]r-shee-[schwa]m nay-vis l[schwa]-van-dee kaw-z[schwa]). [Latin “the throwing of goods into the sea for the purpose of lightening the ship”] Roman law. JETTISON. See LEX RHODIA.
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lignagium
lignagium (lig-nay-jee-[schwa]m), n. [Law Latin] Hist. 1. A right to cut firewood. 2. The payment for this right.
jus albinatus
jus albinatus (j[schwa]s al-bi-nay-t[schwa]s), n. [Law Latin “right of alien confiscation”] See DROIT D’AUBAINE.
managium
managium (m[schwa]-nay-jee-[schwa]m), n. [Law Latin, fr. Law French manage “a dwelling”] Hist. A dwelling; a mansion house. — Also termed mensa (men-s[schwa]).
senatus consultum macedonianum
senatus consultum Macedonianum (si-nay-t[schwa]s k[schwa]n-s[schwa]l-t[ schwa]m mas-[schwa]-doh-nee-ay-n[schwa]m). [Latin “Macedo’s Resolution”] Roman law. A senate decree under Vespasian to protect fathers from children in their power who had borrowed excessive sums in expectation of their father’s death, by making actions to recover such loans unlawful. — Also termed Macedonian Decree. “The senatus consultum Macedonianum reads as
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