Simple English definitions for legal terms
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Term: conventio
Definition: Conventio means to come together. In Ecclesiastical law, it refers to summoning the defendant to court. In history, it means an agreement or convention between two or more people regarding a legal relationship. It is often used in law-pleadings to refer to an agreement or covenant.
Conventio is a legal term that means to come together or an agreement between two or more people regarding a legal matter.
The examples illustrate that conventio can refer to both the act of summoning someone to court and the agreement made between parties in a legal matter.