Legal Definitions - aedilitium edictum

AEDILITIUM EDICTUM

AEDILITIUM EDICTUM is a type of edictum in Roman law. It refers to the edict or mandate issued by a curule aedile regarding sales in the public market. This includes an edict that provides remedies for sales of defective goods, animals, or slaves. For example, an aedile could declare that sellers would be strictly liable for latent defects in goods and dictate how dogs and wild animals for sale should be confined to protect the public.

• An aedile issues an edict stating that all sellers in the public market must provide a warranty for any goods sold.
• An aedile issues an edict stating that all animals for sale must be kept in secure cages to prevent them from harming the public.

These examples illustrate how an aedile can use their power to issue edicts to regulate sales in the public market and protect the public from harm or fraud.