Mancipatio:
The earliestform of conveyance or transfer of res
mancipi at rome, which was confined to roman citizen. The process of conveyance
was follows:-
1. Before
five citizen above the age of puberty and a libripens(another citizen to hold a
balance).
2. The
alienee holding a piece of bronze.
3. Touched
either the object or a representative part of it and said “I declare that this
slave or thing is mine ex jure quiritium, and left it be bought for me with
this piece of bronze and balance of bronze”
4. After
the declaration the stroke the balance with the piece of bronze, and give it,
as if it was the price to be paid to the mancipator or seller.
This formal transaction was called per aes et
libram. mancipatio was not only applicable to the ceremonies of adoption,
emancipation, marriage and testament. Mancipatio disappeared under law of
Justinian.
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