"Lex" is a word in ENGLISH

In Roman law. An in-crease or addltlon; that whlch lies next to a thiug, and is supplementary and necessary to …

See Lex Bub-ouhdionum

In the Roman law. An ad-vocate or defender ln a private cause; one who defended the cause of person who …

In Roman law. An assembly, either (1) of the Roman curlse, ln which case it was called the "eomitia curiata …

In Roman iaw. A clause which might be Inserted iu an agreement for a sale upon credit, to the effect …

Laws promulgated, i. e., enacted, by the Roman Emperor. They were of various kinds, namely, the fol-lowing: (l) Edicta; (2) …

TU. Lat Concerning bribery. A phrase descriptlve of the subject-matter of several of tbe Roman laws; as the Lex Aufldia, …

That portlon of a man’s property which he Is free to dispose of by will to beneficiaries other than his …

Let. (This Indeed is exceedingly hard, bat so the law ls written; such is the written or positive law.) An …

Lat So the law is written. Dig. 40, 9, 12. The law must be obeyed notwithstanding the apparent rigor of …

In Roman law. An officer who attended to the repairs of the temples and other public buildings; the repairs and …

Lat. .Accusative of lex, law. occurring itt various legal phrases, as follows

Lat The law of

Lat. Possibility; a possibility. Posgibilitas post dissolutionem exeeutioni* nunquam reviviscatur, a possi-bility will never be revived after the dissolu-tlon of …

The benefit of clergy, (q. v.) Privilegium est beneficium personale, et extinguitnr cum persona. 3 Bulst. 8. A privilege is …

AsAs long as he shall behave himself well; during good behavior; a clause frequent in letters patent or grants of …

This, the earliest code or collection of maritime laws, was formulated by the people of the island of Rhodes, who, …

Lat In Roman law. An oath, as being a very sacred thing; more particularly, the oath taken by soldiers to …

A body of law framed by the Salian Franks, after their settlement in Gaul under tbeir king Pharamond, about the …