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In Roman law. Obligations contracted by literw (i. c.. Uteris ohligationes) were so called because they arose from a peculiar transfer (transcriptio) from the creditor’s day-book (adversaria) into his ledger, (codex.)
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In Roman law. Obligations contracted by literw (i. c.. Uteris ohligationes) were so called because they arose from a peculiar transfer (transcriptio) from the creditor’s day-book (adversaria) into his ledger, (codex.)