- in jus voco te
- I summon you to court; I summon you before the praetor. The formula by which a Roman action was anciently commenced
Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.
in jus voco te
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voco — /vowkow/ In the civil and old English law, I call; I summon; I vouch. In jus voco te, I summon you to court; I summon you before the praetor. The formula by which a Roman action was anciently commenced … Black's law dictionary
vocatio in jus — /vowkeysh(iy)ow in jas/ A summoning to court. In the earlier practice of the Roman law (under the legis aetiones), the creditor orally called upon his debtor to go with him before the praetor for the purpose of determining their controversy,… … Black's law dictionary
