leges
Americannoun
noun
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In fact, the Leges is even older, from early in the 12th century.
From Salon • Oct. 13, 2022
This all misleadingly implies that the Leges, which is certainly a treatise, criminalizes abortion under common law.
From Salon • Oct. 13, 2022
From the date of these Leges Regiæ, no specimen of the Latin language is now extant, till we come down to the Twelve Tables, enacted in the commencement of the fourth century of Rome.
From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I by Dunlop, John
Of these we need only allude to the Leges Semproniæ, or laws proposed b.c.
From The Life of Cicero Volume II. by Trollope, Anthony
All the reforms of Sulla were effected by means of Leges, which were proposed by him in the Comitia Centuriata, and bore the general name of Leges Corneliæ.
From A Smaller History of Rome by Smith, William, Sir
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