- Institutes of Justinian
- An elementary treatise on the Roman law written in the sixth century A. D.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
Institutes of Justinian
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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
Institutes — 1. part of the Corpus Juris Civilis. 2. books based on the Institutes of Justinian and Gaius. In the second phase of Roman law, such systematic treatments appeared throughout Europe, attempting to state the law of the locality. Collins dictionary … Law dictionary
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
Institutes of medicine — Institute In sti*tute, n. [L. institutum: cf. F. institut. See {Institute}, v. t. & a.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of instituting; institution. [Obs.] Water sanctified by Christ s institute. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is instituted,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
Justinian — Emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 527 to 565, renowned for codification of the Roman law. See Florentine Pandects; Institutes of Justinian; Novels; Pandects … Ballentine's law dictionary
Institutes — /ˈɪnstətjuts/ (say instuhtyoohts) noun an elementary treatise on Roman law, in four books, part of the Corpus Juris Civilis. Also, Institutes of Justinian. {Middle English institut, past participle, set up, established, from Latin institūtus} …
institutes — A name sometimes given to textbooks containing the elementary principles of jurisprudence, arranged in an orderly and systematic manner. For example, the Institutes of Justinian, of Gaius, of Lord Coke … Black's law dictionary
