- Institutes of Gaius
- An elementary treatise on the Roman law written by Gaius, a Roman jurist who preceded Justinian and whose work is said to have formed the basis for the Institutes of Justinian.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
Institutes of Gaius
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institutes of Gaius — /inststyuwts sv geyas/ An elementary work of the Roman jurist Gaius; important as having formed the foundation of the Institutes of Justinian (q.v.). These Institutes were discovered by Niebuhr in 1816, in a codex rescriptus of the library of the … Black's law dictionary
institutes of Gaius — /inststyuwts sv geyas/ An elementary work of the Roman jurist Gaius; important as having formed the foundation of the Institutes of Justinian (q.v.). These Institutes were discovered by Niebuhr in 1816, in a codex rescriptus of the library of the … Black's law dictionary
Gaius (jurist) — Gaius (floruit AD 130–180) was a celebrated Roman jurist. Scholars know very little of his personal life. It is impossible to discover even his full name, Gaius or Caius being merely his personal name ( praenomen ). As with his name it is… … Wikipedia
institutes — [ ɛ̃stityt ] n. f. pl. • XIIIe; 1328 masc. sing.; lat. instituta « institutions » ♦ Dr. rom. Manuel de droit rédigé par les jurisconsultes romains. Les institutes de Justinien, ou absolt les institutes. ● institutes nom féminin pluriel (latin… … Encyclopédie Universelle
INSTITUTES — s. f. pl. T. de Droit. Ouvrage élémentaire qui renferme les principes du droit romain. On appelle Institutes de Justinien celles qui furent composées par l ordre de cet empereur. Les Institutes de Gaïus, jurisconsulte romain. Quelques uns disent… … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)
institutes — (in sti tu t ) s. f. pl. 1° Terme de droit. Ouvrage élémentaire qui renferme les principes du droit romain (avec un I majuscule). Les Institutes de Gaïus, jurisconsulte romain. Institutes de Justinien, celles qui furent composées par l ordre … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
INSTITUTES — n. f. pl. T. de Droit Ouvrage élémentaire qui renferme les principes du droit romain. On appelle Institutes de Justinien celles qui furent composées par l’ordre de cet empereur. Les Institutes de Gaïus, jurisconsulte romain. Quelques uns disent… … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)
Gaius — See Institutes of Gaius … Ballentine's law dictionary
Institutes of Justinian — One of the four component parts or principal divisions of the Corpus Juris Civilis, being an elementary treatise on the Roman law, in four books. This work was compiled from earlier sources (resting principally on the Institutes of Gaius), by a… … Black's law dictionary
Institutes of Justinian — One of the four component parts or principal divisions of the Corpus Juris Civilis, being an elementary treatise on the Roman law, in four books. This work was compiled from earlier sources (resting principally on the Institutes of Gaius), by a… … Black's law dictionary
