Legal Definitions - de excusationibus

de excusationibus

De excusationibus is a Latin term that means "of excuses." It is the first title of the 27th book of the Digest in Roman law. This book contains a person's legal excuses from serving as a tutor or curator. It is mainly based on the Greek work of Herennius Modestinus.

For example, if someone is asked to serve as a tutor or curator but has a valid excuse, such as being too ill to perform the duties, they can use de excusationibus to avoid the obligation. Another example is if someone is already serving as a tutor or curator for another person, they can use this law to excuse themselves from serving again.

These examples illustrate how de excusationibus is used in Roman law to provide legal excuses for individuals who are unable to fulfill certain obligations.