Legal Definitions - Cornelian law

Definition: Cornelian Law is a set of laws passed by the Roman dictator L. Cornelius Sulla in 82-81 B.C. It includes several laws that deal with different legal matters.

Examples:

• Lex Cornelia de edictis: This law deals with the jurisdiction of courts.
• Lex Cornelia de falsis: This law deals with counterfeit money and wills.
• Lex Cornelia de injuriis: This law provides a civil action for the recovery of a penalty in certain cases of bodily injury and violent invasion of property.

These examples illustrate how Cornelian Law covers a wide range of legal matters, from jurisdiction to counterfeit money to bodily injury. The laws were passed to maintain order and justice in ancient Rome.