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In Roman law. A fiction; an assumption or supposition of the law."Fictio" in the old Roman law was properly a term of pleading, and signified a false averment on the part of the plaintiff which the defendant was not allowed to traverse; as that the plaintiff was a Roman citizen, when in truth he was a foreigner. The object of the fiction was to give the court jurisdiction. … [Read more...] about FICTIO

civil law. The contract of suretyship. … [Read more...] about FIDE-JUSSIO

Latin, meaning Fiction yields to truth. Where truth is, fiction of law does not exist. … [Read more...] about FICTIO CEDIT VERITATI FICTIO JURIS NON EST UBI VERITAS

In Roman law. A guarantor; one who becomes responsible for the payment of another's debt by a stipulation which binds him to discharge it if the principal debtor fails to do so.The sureties taken on the arrest of a defendant in the court of admiralty, were formerly denominated "fide jussors." 8 Bl. Comm. 108. … [Read more...] about FIDE-JUSSOR

An assumption or supposition of law that something which is or may be false is true, or that a state of facts exists which has never really taken place. A fiction is a rule of law which assumes as true, and will not allow to be disproved, something which is false, but not impossible. Best, Ev. 419. These assumptions are of an innocent or even beneficial character, and are … [Read more...] about FICTION