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Justinian

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Jus`tin´i`an
a.1.Of or pertaining to the Institutes or laws of the Roman Justinian.
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Noun1.JustinianJustinian - Byzantine emperor who held the eastern frontier of his empire against the Persians; codified Roman law in 529; his general Belisarius regained North Africa and Spain (483-565)
Justinian I, Justinian the Great


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In the second place are legislatores, lawgivers; which are also called second founders, or perpetui principes, because they govern by their ordinances after they are gone; such were Lycurgus, Solon, Justinian, Eadgar, Alphonsus of Castile, the Wise, that made the Siete Partidas.
The Essays by Bacon, Sir Francis View in context
At Speranski's request he took the first part of the Civil Code that was being drawn up and, with the aid of the Code Napoleon and the Institutes of Justinian, he worked at formulating the section on Personal Rights.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
In the sixth Christian century lived Procopius, a Christian magistrate of Constantinople, in the days when Justinian was Emperor and Belisarius general.
Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context
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