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CAPITIS DEMINUTIO MINIMA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-05-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Rights and Freedoms
- Family Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- capitis deminutio minima
1, record 1, English, capitis%20deminutio%20minima
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- minimum reduction of status 2, record 1, English, minimum%20reduction%20of%20status
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Loss of family (capitis deminutio minima) occurred when a person's agnatic family ties were dissolved either by his entry into another family ..., marriage of a woman with "in manum conventio" or by his becoming the head of a new family ... [T]he capitis deminutio minima gradually lost its significance; under Justinian it is almost without any importance at all. 3, record 1, English, - capitis%20deminutio%20minima
Record 1, Key term(s)
- capitis diminutio minima
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droits et libertés
- Droit de la famille (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- capitis deminutio minima
1, record 1, French, capitis%20deminutio%20minima
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- perte minimale de personnalité civile 2, record 1, French, perte%20minimale%20de%20personnalit%C3%A9%20civile
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- petite diminution de tête 3, record 1, French, petite%20diminution%20de%20t%C3%AAte
see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On distingue […] trois cas de «capitis deminutio» qui entraînent un changement de statut («status permutatio»): la «maxima» quand l’homme libre devient esclave; la «media» quand, tout en gardant la liberté, un individu change de citoyenneté; la «minima» quand un individu passe d’une «familia» dans une autre. 4, record 1, French, - capitis%20deminutio%20minima
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'expression «capitis deminutio minima» se traduit littéralement par «petite diminution de tête» dans le contexte du droit romain. Elle se dit lorsqu'un citoyen romain changeait l'état de famille sans perdre le droit de cité. De ce fait, nous suggérons l'équivalent «perte minimale de personnalité civile» au lieu de «petite diminution de tête». 2, record 1, French, - capitis%20deminutio%20minima
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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