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Roman Civil Law
Roman law is the legal system of ancient Rome, including the legal developments spanning over a thousand years of jurisprudence, from the Twelve Tables (), to the (AD 529) ordered by Eastern Roman emperor Justinian I.
Roman law also denoted ...
, a Condictio (plural ''condictiones'') referred to an "action" or "summons";
Encyclopedic dictionary of Roman law By Adolf Berger
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A number of Latin terms are used in law, legal terminology and legal maxims. This is a partial list of these terms, which are wholly or substantially drawn from Latin, or anglicized Law Latin.
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refer to various types of actions:
*condictio causa data causa non secuta
In Roman law, the was a legal action () for recovery of a transfer of property, where the purpose for the transfer had failed (). During the recognition of innominate contracts, and their enforcement via the , the still had relevance, however, ...
* condictio cautionis
* condictio certae pecuniae
* condictio certae rei
* condictio certi
* condictio ex causa furtiva
* condictio ex injusta causa
* condictio ex lege
* condictio ex paenitentia
* condictio furtiva
* condictio incerti
*condictio indebiti
In Roman law and the civil legal systems descending from it, the is a legal action () whereby a plaintiff may recover what he has paid the defendant by mistake; such mistaken payment is known as . This action does not lie
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* condictio liberationis
* condictio ob causam datorum
* condictio ob injustam causam
* condictio ob rem dati
* condictio ob turpem causam
* condictio possessionis
* condictio sine causa
* condictio triticaria
See also
*Unjust enrichment
Restitution and unjust enrichment is the field of law relating to gains-based recovery. In contrast with damages (the law of compensation), restitution is a claim or remedy requiring a defendant to give up benefits wrongfully obtained. Liability ...
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