Testatio
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23686147 |
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| Authors | Carlos Sánchez‐Moreno Ellart (0000-0001-6896-8091, Universitat de València, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Publication date | 2012-10-26 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | The Encyclopedia of Ancient History (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781444338386.wbeah13247 |
| OpenAlex | W4255507477 |
| ISBN | 9781444338386 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
The term testatio (literally “attestation”) implies the oral or written testimony of a witness and especially the document containing this declaration. In the Digesta the term testatio is used in both senses, and sometimes it is difficult to distinguish when this term alludes to a written or an oral act ( Dig . 14.6.16.4: Paul), but in others it is clear that we are dealing with written testationes ( Dig . 26.7.5.10: Ulp.; Dig . 48.19.9.5: Ulp.). Imperial court procedure, the Cognitio extra ordinem , fostered an extensive development of written evidence and consequently many declarations of witnesses were replaced by written testationes , a development also seen in the formulary system.
Art · Declaration · Formulary · Linguistics · Literature · Political science · Term (time) · Witness · Classical Studies and Legal History · Computer Science · Family and Matrimonial Law · History · Law · Legal principles and applications · Medicine · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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