Legal Definitions - replicare

REPLICARE

Replicare (rep-lə-kair-ee) is a Latin term that means to reply or answer a defendant's plea in a historical context.

During medieval times, when someone was accused of a crime, they had the right to plead their case in court. The judge would then ask the accuser to provide evidence to support their claim. The accused person would then have the opportunity to replicare or respond to the evidence presented against them.

For instance, if someone was accused of stealing a cow, they could replicare by saying that they were not in the area at the time of the theft or that they had permission from the owner to take the cow.

The examples illustrate how replicare was used in a historical context to describe the act of responding to an accusation or evidence presented against someone. It was an important part of the legal process and allowed the accused person to defend themselves and present their side of the story.