1) Ancient Roman title 2) Judge 3) Jurist 4) Justice 5) Magistrate 6) Pretor 7) Roman bigwig 8) Roman magistrate
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1) Pretor 2) Roman magistrate
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• (n.) See Pretor.
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in ancient Rome, a judicial officer who had broad authority in cases of equity, was responsible for the production of the public games, and, in the ... [5 related articles]
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In ancient Rome, a magistrate, elected annually, who assisted the
consuls (the chief magistrates) and presided over the civil courts. After a year in office, a praetor would act as a provincial...
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A - senior Roman magistrate. during republic commander of minor military forces. B - commander of allied contingent.
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A Roman magistrate, responsible for the administration of justice and acted as senior judges. The word praetor indicated the man who goes before the others. The title derived from the army, where the commanders of the armies of the Republic were the officers who stood at the head of the state and later the title was used for a civil official. It wa…...
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Roman civil law. A municipal officer of Rome, so called because, (praeiret populo,) he went before or took precedence of the people. The consuls were at first called praetors. He was a sort of minister of justice, invested with certain legislative powers, especially in regard to the forms or formalities of legal proceedings. Ordinarily, be aid not ...
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n] - an annually elected magistrate of the ancient Roman Republic
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(Latin) Roman magistrate who served as a law court judge; in the absence of the consul, the praetor assumed his administrative duties; eight (8) praetors served at a time and following their services often served next as propraetors; praetors administered and interpreted the jus gentium; praetors in Roman provinces administered law based on the rul...
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pretor noun an annually elected magistrate of the ancient Roman Republic
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In ancient Rome, a magistrate, elected annually, who assisted the consuls (the chief magistrates) and presided over the civil courts. After a year in office, a praetor would act as a provincial governor for a further year. The number of praetors was finally increased to eight. The office declined in importance under the emperors
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(in the ancient Roman republic) one of a number of elected magistrates charged chiefly with the administration of civil justice and ranking next below a consul.
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