ACCUSATIO SUSPECTI TUTORIS

accusatio suspecti tutoris (ak-yoo-zay-shee-oh s[schwa]-spek-tI t[y]oo-tor-is). [Latin “accusation against a suspected tutor”] Roman law. A civil action on behalf of a child under the age of puberty against a tutor for negligence or fraud in the performance of the tutor’s duties.