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pandectists

pandectists is the plural of pandectist.

Meaning of pandectist

Noun

pandectist (plural pandectists)

  1. An expert on the Pandects compiled under the Roman emperor Justinian I.
    • Many of the pandectists, however, do not mention the ammus negotia aliena gerendi among the requirements of negotiorum gestio;1996, Reinhard Zimmermann, The Law of Obligations: Roman Foundations of the Civilian Tradition, →ISBN
  2. A proponent or developer of a complete code of laws of a country, especially of the German pandestic law.
    • The scheme the pandectists sought was a scheme dominated by certain legal ideals and principles.1948, Annual law review - Volume 1, page 179

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Questions about pandectists

What is pandectists the plural of?
Pandectists is the plural of pandectist.

Words near pandectists in the dictionary

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  2. Pandean pipes
  3. pandebono
  4. pandect
  5. pandectist
  6. pandectists
  7. pandects
  8. Pandeglang
  9. pandeid
  10. pandeids
  11. pandeiro

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