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FRACTIO

Categories: Constitutional

Definition (1910 Edition)

Digest or Pandects in the Corpus Juris Ot vtlis of Justinian, the several extracts from juristic writings of which it 1s composed being so called.

Lat. A breaking; division; fraction; a portion of a thing less than the whole.
Source: Black's Law Dictionary, 2nd Edition (1910) — Public Domain. UK commentary and modern updates are original additions. This entry is for educational reference only and does not constitute legal advice.