INTERPRETATIO

interpretatio (in-t[schwa]r-pri-tay-shee-oh), n. [Latin] Roman law. An opinion of a Roman jurist (an interpreter of the law, not an advocate) who did not usu. appear in court. • Such an opinion was not originally binding, but by the Law of Citations (A.D. 426), the opinions of five jurists acquired binding force. See CITATIONS, LAW OF. […]