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lex claudia

lex Claudia (leks klaw-dee-[schwa]). [Latin] Roman law. A law that abolished the ancient guardianship of adult women by their male agnate relatives. • This became effective in the first century A.D. — Also termed lex Claudia de tutela.

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cura

(kyoor-[schwa]), n.[Latin] Roman law. A guardianship that protects the interests of minors who are between puberty and the age of 25, or incapacitated persons. Pl. curae Cf. TUTELA.

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cura

cura (kyoor-[schwa]), n. [Latin] Roman law. A guardianship that protects the interests of minors who are between puberty and the age of 25, or incapacitated persons. Pl. curae. Cf. TUTELA. “Cura was a form of guardianship indicated by the necessities of the case, with respect to persons who, though sui juris, were in need of

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jus liberorum

jus liberorum (j[schwa]s lib-[schwa]-ror-[schwa]m). [Latin “right of children”] Roman law. A privilege conferred on a parent who has several children; esp., the immunity from compulsory guardianship (tutela) given to a woman with three or more children. — Also termed jus trium liberorum.

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