Legal Definition and Related Resources of Duodecima manus
Meaning of Duodecima manus
(Lat. twfelve hands). The oaths of twelve men, including himself, by whom the defendant was allowed to make his law. 3 Sharswood, Bl. Coram. 343.
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Concept of “Duodecima Manus”
Traditional meaning of duodecima manus in English (with some legal use of this latin concept in England and the United States in the XIX Century) [1]: (in Latin) (Twelfth hand.) The oath of twelve men.
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- Based on A Concise Law Dictionary of Words, Phrases and Maxims, “Duodecima Manus”, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1911, United States. It is also called the Stimson’s Law dictionary. This term and/or definition may be absolete.
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