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plus petitio

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A quick definition of plus petitio:

Plus petitio is a Latin term that means "overclaim" or "claiming too much." In Roman law, it refers to the mistake of claiming more than what is due in one's pleadings. This was not allowed under classical law, but under cognitio extraordinaria, a claimant could continue the action but could be liable for treble damages to any person injured by the overstated claim. Plus petitio can occur in different ways, such as claiming a bigger amount than what is due, claiming before the payment is due, claiming at a different place than where the payment had to be performed, or claiming a certain thing although the debtor had the right to choose between two or more things. After the abolition of the formula-regime, plus petitio lost its actuality, and in Justinian's law, the plaintiff lost the case only if he maliciously persisted during the whole trial in his overclaim.

A more thorough explanation:

Plus petitio is a term from Roman law that means "overclaim" or "claiming too much." It refers to when someone asks for more than they are owed or entitled to. For example, if someone sues for $10,000 when they are only owed $5,000, that would be a plus petitio. This was not allowed under classical law, but under cognitio extraordinaria, the person could continue the action but could be liable for treble damages to anyone who was harmed by the overstated claim. In modern times, this term is not used very often.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
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[] baddestbunny
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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
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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
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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
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