-
Furtum was a
delict of
Roman law
comparable to the
modern offence of
theft (as it is
usually translated)
despite being a
civil and not
criminal wrong....
-
cases of
stolen goods discovered (
furtum conceptum) [by
other means than by
platter and loincloth] or
introduced (
furtum oblatum) the
penalty is
triple [damages]...
- m****a, ratiocinatus,
deprehendit argenti in auro mixtionem, et
manifestum furtum redemptoris.
Vitruvius (31
December 2006). De Architectura, Book IX, Introduction...
- actions,
ranging from
those covered by
criminal law
today such as
theft (
furtum) and
robbery (rapina) to
those usually settled in
civil disputes in modern...
- one's
fellow soldiers in camp. A
soldier who
committed an act of
theft (
furtum)
against civilians by
contrast had his
right hand cut off. The fustuarium...
-
point been
stolen (
furtum) or
taken by
force could not be usucapted.
Furtum was much
wider than
theft in the
modern criminal law (
furtum was a
civil action)...
-
Femina si
furtum faciet mihi
virve puerve, haec cunnum,
caput hic praebeat, ille nates. If a
woman steals from me, or a man, or a boy, let the
first give...
-
respect for another's
property rights. A
successful lawsuit claiming theft (
furtum) or
seizure of
movable goods by
force (rapina)
could result in
infamia for...
- the
destruction of the
minster as
providing the
pretext for "a
notorious furtum sacrum" (sacred theft).
Wilfrid had been an ****ertively
independent northern...
-
Twelve Tables also
conflated the
civil and
criminal aspects,
treating theft (
furtum) as a tort. ****ault and
violent robbery were
analogized to tresp**** as to...
