lex Poetelia
lex Poetelia 〈拉〉(罗马法)《浦埃梯利尔亚法》 公元前326年制定的一项法律，它取消了债权人殴打、羁押、出卖、杀害债务人的权利，解放了债务奴隶〔nexi〕。以此为发端，以财产承担责任的做法才逐渐取代了以债务人人身承担责任的做法。
LEX POETELIA
lex poetelia
lex Poetelia (leks poh-[schwa]-tee-lee-[schwa]). [Latin] Roman law. A law abolishing a creditor’s right to reduce his debtor to slave-like treatment. • This law was enacted sometime before 300 B.C.