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Lex Aebutia de formulis

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Source revisionJul 25, 2025
Entity authorityQ753627 ↗
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Lex Aebutia de formulis (The Aebutian Law Concerning the Lawful Forms of Private Actions) was a law established in ancient Rome 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

Roman law

List of Roman laws

References

External links

The Roman Law Library, incl.

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