Legal Definitions - lex Fusia Caninia

LEX FUSIA CANINIA

Lex Fusia Caninia is a law in Roman law that prohibited owners from freeing more than a certain number or proportion of their slaves through their will. This law was later abolished by Justinian.

An example of Lex Fusia Caninia would be if a slave owner had ten slaves, they could only free a maximum of two slaves through their will. If they tried to free more than two, it would be against the law.

Another example would be if a slave owner had 100 slaves, they could only free a maximum of 20 slaves through their will. If they tried to free more than 20, it would be against the law.

These examples illustrate how Lex Fusia Caninia limited the number of slaves that could be freed through a will. It was a way to prevent slave owners from freeing too many slaves and potentially causing social and economic problems.