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Record 1 2014-04-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Canadian Laws and Legal Documents
CONT

In Attic law, a woman had no legal capacity; consequently, her household rights always had to be represented in public by a man. He was known as her kyrios, and might be her father, her husband, her eldest son, or her brother.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lois et documents juridiques non canadiens
CONT

La loi attique ne paraît avoir autorisé, en faveur des incapables, aucune suspension de la prescription analogue à celle qu'ont admise la plupart des législations modernes.

Spanish

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