''Lex Aebutia de formulis'' (The Aebutian Law Concerning the Lawful Forms of Private Actions) was a law established in
ancient Rome
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in around 150 BC, though the date is quite uncertain.
Introduced by the magistrate Sextus Aelius, this law greatly expanded the number of civil actions under the jurisdiction of the praetor. Primary sources are Gaius,
Institutes 4.30 and Aulus Gellius 16.10.8.
See also
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Roman 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 (c. 449 BC), to the '' Corpus Juris Civilis'' (AD 529) ordered by Eastern Roman emperor Ju ...
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List of Roman laws
References
External links
The Roman Law Library, incl. ''Leges''
Roman law
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