Warning

Info

Warning

Info

Warning

Info

LSDefine

Simple English definitions for legal terms

lex Poetelia

Read a random definition: summary-judgment motion

A quick definition of lex Poetelia:

Term: LEX POETELIA

Definition: The lex Poetelia was a law in ancient Rome that stopped creditors from treating their debtors like slaves. This law was made before 300 B.C.

A more thorough explanation:

LEX POETELIA

Lex Poetelia is a law in ancient Roman law that was passed before 300 B.C. This law abolished the right of a creditor to treat their debtor like a slave.

Before the passing of Lex Poetelia, if a debtor could not pay back their debt, the creditor had the right to reduce them to slave-like treatment. This meant that the debtor could be forced to work for the creditor until the debt was paid off. However, after the passing of Lex Poetelia, this practice was abolished, and creditors could no longer treat their debtors like slaves.

For example, if a farmer borrowed money from a wealthy landowner and could not pay it back, the landowner could force the farmer to work on their land until the debt was paid off. This was a form of slavery, and it was allowed before the passing of Lex Poetelia. However, after the law was passed, the landowner could no longer treat the farmer like a slave and had to find a different way to collect the debt.

Another example is if a merchant borrowed money from a moneylender and could not pay it back. Before the passing of Lex Poetelia, the moneylender could force the merchant to work for them until the debt was paid off. However, after the law was passed, the moneylender could no longer treat the merchant like a slave and had to find a different way to collect the debt.

These examples illustrate how Lex Poetelia abolished the practice of treating debtors like slaves and protected their rights.

lex Plaetoria | lex Pompeia de parricidiis

Warning

Info

General

General chat about the legal profession.
main_chatroom
👍 Chat vibe: 0 👎
Help us make LSD better!
Tell us what's important to you
MIAMI A
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
TY
got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
Congrats1!
21:15
Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
LSD+ is ad-free, with DMs, discounts, case briefs & more.