constitutio 〈拉〉 (1)(罗马法)法令；敕令 指帝国法令、由皇帝发布的敕令，后则指法律汇编。法令有不同的形式，包括呈交元老院决议的提案〔orationes〕、无需元老院同意而直接由皇帝公布的敕令〔edicta〕、向帝国官吏所作的敕训〔mandata〕、皇帝对法律案件所作的裁决即敕裁〔decreta〕和皇帝对提交的法律问题所作的敕答〔rescripta〕等。法令数目的不断增长，促使罗马时期出现了一些法律汇编，如狄奥多西法典和优士丁尼法典等。 (2)(大陆法)和解；和解金 不经审判而达成解决争议的协议及依该协议所支付的金钱。 (3)(古)制定法；法律条款
constitutio (kon-sti-t[y]oo-shee-oh), n. [Latin “a decree”] 1. Roman law. An imperial decree; a law issued by the emperor; later, in the plural form constitutiones, a collection of laws. • The constitutiones took various forms, including orationes (laws submitted to the Senate), edicta (laws — usu. of a general character — put forth by the emperor),