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A pactum is an agreement or convention, usually falling short of a contract. It is a type of agreement that is enforceable by law, but not as strong as a contract. There are different types of pacta, such as pactum de constituto, which is an informal agreement to pay an existing debt at a fixed time, and pactum de non petendo, which is an agreement in which a creditor promises not to enforce the debt. Pactum corvinum de hereditate viventis is an agreement concerning the succession of one still living, while pactum de retrovendendo is an agreement concerning the selling back of an object.
PACTUM
Pactum is a Latin term used in Roman and civil law to refer to an agreement or convention that falls short of a contract. It is usually a less formal agreement, also known as a pact, and can take various forms.
The examples illustrate how pactum can take different forms and serve different purposes. Pactum constitutae pecuniae is an agreement to pay a debt, while pactum de non petendo is an agreement not to enforce a debt. Pactum de retrovendendo is an agreement that gives the seller the right to repurchase an item sold. These examples show that pactum is a flexible term that can cover various types of agreements that fall short of a formal contract.