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Roman legal procedure
legal system
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- ancient Rome
- procedural law
- legis actiones
Roman legal procedure, long evolving system used in the Roman courts, which in its later stages formed the basis for modern procedure in civil-law countries. There were three main, overlapping stages of development: the legis actiones, which dates from the 5th-century bce law code known as the Twelve Tables until the late 2nd century; the formulary system, from the 2nd century bce until the end of the Classical period (3rd century ce); and the cognitio extraordinaria, in operation during the post-Classical period. The procedure under the legis actiones was divided into several steps. First, the plaintiff approached the defendant in ...(100 of 432 words)