Definition of Twelve tables
(Rom. Antiq.)
a
celebrated
body
of
Roman
laws
,
framed
by
decemvirs
appointed
450
years
before
Christ
,
on
the
return
of
deputies
or
commissioners
who
had
been
sent
to
Greece
to
examine
into
foreign
laws
and
institutions
.
They
consisted
partly
of
laws
transcribed
from
the
institutions
of
other
nations
,
partly
of
such
as
were
altered
and
accommodated
to
the
manners
of
the
Romans
,
partly
of
new
provisions
,
and
mainly
,
perhaps
,
of
laws
and
usages
under
their
ancient
kings
.
- Burrill.
(Rom. Antiq.)
See
under
Table
.
See also:
Table
Twelve
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