Twelve Tables
Britishplural noun
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In the Twelve Tables, published in the Forum, Rome’s laws were written for the first time and were then accessible to all citizens.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
Thus, in 451 BCE, members of the Roman government wrote the Twelve Tables, lists of the laws available for everyone to see, which were then posted in the Roman Forum in the center of Rome.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020
The Twelve Tables established the idea that all free citizens had a right to the protection of the law.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012
Portia’s point against Shylock: ... nor cut thou less, nor more, But just a pound of flesh:... was foreseen and provided for in the drafting of the Twelve Tables.
From The Law and the Poor by Parry, Edward Abbott
First, there was the ius ciuile: the Twelve Tables, subsequent legislation, interpretation of both, and the traditional law of the city.
From An Introduction to the Philosophy of Law by Pound, Roscoe
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