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Noxal surrender was a provision of Roman law when a delict was brought against a paterfamilias for a wrong committed by a son or slave. The defendant had the option in that instance of surrendering the dependent rather than paying the full damages.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Alan Watson, Roman Law & Comparative Law (London: University of Georgia, 1991), 75.
  2. ^ Frier, Bruce W.; McGinn, Thomas A. (2004). A Casebook on Roman Family Law. Oxford University Press. p. 292. ISBN 978-0-19-516185-4.


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