TWELVE TABLES

early code of Roman law. Most modern authorities accept the traditional date of 450 b.c., but several place the work later. The tables were supposedly written in response to the plebeians' protest that the patrician judges were able to discriminate against them with impunity because the principles governing legal disputes were known only orally. Two decemvirs [10-man commissions] were appointed to state the law in writing, and they first produced 10 tablets, probably wooden, with laws inscribed thereon; in the next year they produced two more. Exact quotations of the Twelve Tables are rare, but from references in later Latin writings their content has been approximately reconstructed. They appear to have been an exceedingly formalistic statement of the customary law. In later times the Twelve Tables were regarded with reverence as a prime legal source.

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An Index of Mathematical Tables
Book by A. Fletcher, J. C. P. Miller, L. Rosenhead; McGraw-Hill 1946., 1946
Subjects: Mathematics--Tables--Indexes
AN INDEX OF MATHEMATICAL TABLES BY A. FLETCHER, M.A., PH.D. J...contained in this Index of Mathematical Tables , and in its preparation for publication...users and to makers of mathematical tables. Its value to users of tables is plain...
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Pseudepigrapha of the Old Testament as Part of Christian Literature: The Case of the Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs and the Greek Life of Adam and Eve
Book by M. De Jonge; Brill, 2003
Subjects: Apocryphal Books (Old Testament)--Criticism, Interpretation, Etc, Life Of Adam And Eve--Criticism, Interpretation, Etc, Testaments Of The Twelve Patriarchs--Criticism, Interpretation, Etc
...THE CASE OF THE TESTAMENTS OF THE TWELVE PATRIARCHS AND THE GREEK LIFE OF ADAM...the case of the testaments of the twelve patriarchs and the Greek Life of Adam...interpretation, etc. 2. Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs-Criticism, interpretation...
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Constitutions of Nations: "The First Compilation in the English Language of the Texts of the Constitutions of the Various Nations of the World, Together with Summaries, Annotations, Bibliographies, and Comparative Tables" - Vol. 1
Book by Amos J. Peaslee; Rumford Press, 1950
Subjects: Constitutions
...have since been admitted to membership. Twelve applications for membership are pending...may be re-elected only after a lapse of twelve years; 13 Haiti, 14 Honduras...two years in the case of El Salvador to twelve years in the case of Italy. The average...
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Cicero the Philosopher: Twelve Papers
Book by J. G. F. Powell; Clarendon Press, 1999
Subjects: Cicero, Marcus Tullius
CICERO THE PHILOSOPHER Cicero the Philosopher Twelve Papers EDITED AND INTRODUCED BY J. G. F. POWELL CLARENDON...Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Cicero the philosopher: twelve papers edited and introduced by J.G.F. Powell. Includes...
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The Foundations of England or, Twelve Centuries of British History (B.C. 55-A.D. 1154)
Book by James H. Ramsay; Swan Sonnenschein & Co., 1898
Subjects: Great Britain--History--To 1485
...ii- THE FOUNDATIONS OF ENGLAND OR TWELVE CENTURIES OF BRITISH HISTORY B.C...to deal in the spirit of our age with twelve centuries of history! I can only say that...Appendix: The Twelve Battles of Arthur...
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The Interpretive Function of 'Shih Chi' 14, "The Table by Years of the Twelve Feudal Lords."
Journal article by Grant R. Hardy; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 113, 1993
Subjects: Historiography--Analysis, World history--Authorship
...examine in detail one of the tables, Shih chi 14--"The Table by Years of the Twelve Feudal Lords." This table is...the "Table by Years of the Twelve Feudal Lords," where the reader...Cheng Chiao noted, constructing tables is painstaking work, especially...
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Adolescence and Old Age in Twelve Communities
Journal article by Pranab Chatterjee, Darlyne Bailey, Nina Aronoff; Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare, Vol. 28, 2001
Subjects: Adolescence--Study and teaching, Child development--Testing
...complexity of the twelve communities in relation...in the body of the tables; but their comments...less similar in all twelve communities. However...and very old age (Tables 7 and 8) show more...Technological Complexities of Twelve Communities...Tables (from...
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Cointegration of Consumption and Disposable Income: Evidence from Twelve OECD Countries
Journal article by Fuchun Jin; Southern Economic Journal, Vol. 62, 1995
Subjects: Consumption (Economics)--Research, Disposable income--Research, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development--Economic aspects
...1960 to 1988 for all twelve countries (The names...I first list in Tables I and II the results...private consumption for twelve OECD countries. The...Table II. in both tables, one to fourth order...The results in both tables are overwhelmingly...regressions for all twelve countries. The residuals...
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Like Tv: on Barbara Kruger's Twelve
Journal article by Martha Gever; Art Journal, Vol. 66, 2007
Subjects: Architecture, Art criticism, Art exhibits
...place, although this is not an utterly abstract dimension of Twelve. The historical location is undoubtedly the United States in...notably eating and drinking while sitting around dining-room tables (the two family groups), restaurants and cafeterias (the teenage...
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European Patterns of Corporate Ownership: A Twelve-Country Study
Journal article by Torben Pedersen, Steen Thomsen; Journal of International Business Studies, Vol. 28, 1997
Subjects: Corporations--Management, Europe--Business and industry
...explore the nature of the nation effect, Tables 5 and 6 analyse the extent to which institutional...each country (six ownership categories in twelve countries giving a total of seventy-two...1983. It was based on a ten-year study of twelve large U.S.-based corporations. A study...
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Responses to the Turning the Tables Problem
Magazine article by Mary Swarthout; Teaching Children Mathematics, Vol. 9, September 2002
Subjects: Mathematics--Tests, problems and exercises
...the original problem by using twelve triangular tables. This work indicates that the...two, instead of arranging all twelve tables together. It was thought that...that would be possible with twelve triangular tables. Jenkins and Para reported...
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The Republic Matures: The Roman Republic Was Not Built in a Day, but Was the Product of Generations of Reform and Even Some Serious Reverses
Magazine article by Steve Bonta; The New American, Vol. 20, October 18, 2004
Subjects: Political history--Analysis, Roman Empire, 30 BC-476 AD--History
...deliberation, the Decemvirs produced the famed Twelve Tables of Roman Law. The Twelve Tables are sometimes characterized as a Roman constitution...constitutions like the U.S. Constitution. The Twelve Tables were a code of civil laws that protected the...
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Behind the Bankruptcy Boom; Failures in the System
Magazine article by Doug Henwood; The Nation, Vol. 255, October 5, 1992
Subjects: Bankruptcy--Economic aspects
...The ancient Romans certainly didnt pamper their bankrupts. "If the debtor be insolvent to serve creditors," the Twelve Tables of 450 B.C. pronounced, "let his body be cut in pieces on the third market day. It may be cut into more or fewer pieces...
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Ecotourism for Dollars Only - Hiking in Cuba's Nature Preserves or Touring Spanish Colonial Cities, Visitors Are Constantly Aware of the Average Citizen's Daily Struggle to Make Ends Meet in a Dual-Currency Economy
Magazine article by Eva Harnik; World and I, Vol. 17, November 2002
Subjects: Cuba--Description and travel, Cuba--Economic aspects, Cuba--Social aspects, Economic conditions, Ecotourism--Economic aspects, Social conditions
...These are private restaurants, licensed to serve up to twelve tables. Inspectors try to enforce the regulations; nevertheless...will not name, as the owners regularly circumvent the twelve tables only rule by setting up extras in their own dining room...
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Cake Walks and Dances: These Were Important Features at Newsboys' Supper
Magazine article; Canadian Speeches, Vol. 16, November 2002
Subjects: Humane Society--Conferences, meetings, seminars, etc., Newsstands--History, Ottawa Journal (Newspaper)--Excerpts, Ottawa, Ontario--History, Women's Christian Temperance Union--Conferences, meetings, seminars, etc., Women's Christian Temperance Union--History
...pinned on breasts, all formed ranks and marched to the hall. Without waiting to be told they seated themselves at the twelve tables and began operations. Among other things they were supplied with turkey, sausages, potatoes, coffee, cake of all kinds...
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Euro 2004: BATTLE OF LA BAMBA; BOOZED-UP FANS HURL TABLES AND BOTTLES Our Supporters Condemned as Animals after Riot at Bar
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), June 16, 2004
...boozed-up supporters let fly with bottles, tables and chairs after a disturbance outside...who had three stitches in his head. Twelve arrests were made - ten of them English...continued to stand nearby. "Suddenly the tables and chairs started flying. There were...
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Euro 2004: RIOT ACT; BOOZED-UP FANS HURL TABLES AND BOTTLES Uefa's 'Any More Violence and You Are out of Competition' Warning to English Thugs
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), June 16, 2004
...boozed-up supporters let fly with bottles, tables and chairs after a disturbance outside...who had three stitches in his head. Twelve arrests were made - ten of them English...continued to stand nearby. "Suddenly the tables and chairs started flying. There were...
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Euro 2004: BATTLE OF LA BAMBA; BOOZED-UP FANS HURL TABLES AND BOTTLES England Supporters Arrested as New Riot Breaks out in Bar
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), June 16, 2004
...boozed-up supporters let fly with bottles, tables and chairs after a disturbance outside...who had three stitches in his head. Twelve arrests were made - 10 of them English...continued to stand nearby. "Suddenly the tables and chairs started flying. There were...
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AUCTIONS: Oil Paintings and Tables Fetch Good Prices at Sale
Newspaper article; The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland), November 15, 2005
...watercolour by Percy French (pounds 2,600). Two Victorian dining tables sold for pounds 3,600 and pounds 2,600 respectively; 19th century...atmosphere, providing the viewer with a desire to see and know more. Twelve new paintings celebrating Christmas by top contemporary artists...
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At Last: League Tables That Tell Students What They Really Want to Know; Forget the Degree . . . Here's a Freshers' Guide to Where's Best to Meet the Opposite Sex
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), August 15, 2004
At Last: League Tables That Tell Students What They Really Want to Know; Forget the Degree...to dispel the impression that they are male-dominated institutions. Twelve universities have an even split between the sexes. Overall, girls make...
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Twelve Tables
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
TWELVE TABLES early code of Roman law. Most modern...produced two more. Exact quotations of the Twelve Tables are rare, but from references in later...the customary law. In later times the Twelve Tables were regarded with reverence as a prime...
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Decemvirs
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...special judicial or executive capacity. The most famous were those who developed in the 5th cent. b.c. the Laws of the Twelve Tables, the primary Roman code. There was a permanent decemvirate of priests that guarded the Sibylline Books (see sibyl...
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Code , in Law
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...susceptible of various nonbinding formulations, as in the legal opinions of judges. The earliest codes (e.g., the Roman Twelve Tables ) met the popular demand that oral regulations be written down so that legal chicanery might be prevented. In later...
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Roman Law
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Justinian I (527 65). Early Roman Law Roman law in the earliest period known is typically expressed in the Twelve Tables with their marked formalism. The usual early procedure was also stereotyped; it was the legis actio, a form of charge...
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Law
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Solon and to Lycurgus. Roman Law and Its Influence The first law code in Roman history was the Law of the Twelve Tables , the prelude to the development of Roman law , a highly elaborate system that has had immeasurable influence on...
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