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A formula is a written document used in legal proceedings. In Roman law, it was a document prepared by a praetor and given to a judex to identify the issue to be tried and the judgment to be given. It had three parts: the facts of the claim, the relief sought, and the judgment. In common-law pleading, a formula is a set form of words used in judicial proceedings.
Definition: A formula is a set form of words used in legal proceedings to identify the issue to be tried and the judgment to be given.
These examples illustrate how a formula is a set form of words used in legal proceedings to identify the issue to be tried and the judgment to be given. In Roman law, the formula was a written document that specified the relief sought against the defendant and the judgment to be given by the judex. In common-law pleading, the formula was a set form of words used in writs to identify the issue to be tried.