RUSTICUM JUDICIUM

rusticum judicium (r[schwa]s-ti-k[schwa]m joo-dish-ee-[schwa]m). 1. The division of liability so that one party (usu. a defendant) must pay only part (usu. half) of another party’s (usu. the plaintiff’s) loss. • Rusticum judicium originated in 17th century maritime law as a means of efficiently resolving collision cases in which both ships were at fault. In maritime […]