FAMILIA

In Roman law. A house- hold; a family. On the composition of the Roman family, see AGNATI; COGNATI; and see Mackeld. Rom. Law, § 144. Family right; the right or status of being the head of a family, or of exercising the patria potestas over others. This could be- long only to a Roman citizen who was a "man in his own right," (homo sui juris.) Mack- eld. Rom. Law, §§ 133, 144. In old English law. A household; the body of household servants; a quantity of land, otherwise called "munsa," sufficient to maintain one family. In Spanish law. A family, which might consist of domestics or servants. It seems that a single person owning negroes was the "head of a family," within the meaning of the colonization laws of Coahuila and Texas. 9 Tex. 156.

In the Roman law, a family; all the servants belonging to a particular master; also a portion of land sufficient to maintain one family. In the widest sense among the Romans, it signified the totality of that which belongs to a Roman citizen who is sui juris, and therefore a paterfamilias. But the word "familia" is sometimes limited to signify persons, i. e. all those who are in the power of a paterfamilias, such as his sons (filiifamilias), daughters, grandchildren, and slaves. Smith Dict. Antiq. It has a similar signification in the Spanish and oló English law. FAMILIE EMPTOR.-In the Romar. law, an intermediate person who purchased the aggregate inheritance when sold per aes et libram, in the progress of making a will under the twelve tables. This purchaser was merely a man of straw, transmitting the inheritance to the haeres proper.-Brown.

Lat. In the Roman law. A family, consisting of the servants, (famuli,) or slaves, belonging to one common master. This was the ancient and proper sense of the term.* Calv. Lex. Taylor's Civ. Law, 443. See Dig. 21. 1. 25. 2. More than two were necessary to make a familia. Dig. 50. 16. 40. 3. A family or household; including wife, children, servants and all others who lived in the same house, and in subjection to one head, (qui sub unius potestate in eadem domo, natura veljure vivunt.) Calv. Lex. Dig. 50. 16. 195. 2.__ Id. 43. 16, 1. 16, 18. Id. 50. 16. 40. 2. Hence the term pater False familias, (q. v.) It included the head of Story, the family also. Id. 50. 16. 196, pr. Where a A family or connection of persons related by blood, and having a common descent. A familia was a subdivision of a gens. The latter embraced all of the same stock and nomen, though most remotely related; the former was more limited, and included especially the agnati or relations on the paternal side.* Calv. Lex. Dig. 50. 16. 195. 1, 4. See Gens, Nomen. Falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus. in one thing, false in every thing. J. 1 Sumner's R. 329, 356. party is clearly shown to have embezzled one article of property, it is a ground of presumption that he may have embezzled others also. Id. ibid. This maxim is also frequently applied to the testimony of witnesses. It is a general rule that, where a witness deliberately and knowingly swears falsely in regard to one material fact, the jury are not bound to believe him in any of his statements, unless he is corroborated. But it is wrong to say that the jury are not at liberty to believe him. The maxim falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus does not operate to preclude the jury from believing the witness, if they choose to do so. 3 Wisconsin R. 645, 647. The maxim is to be applied by the jury, according to their own judgment, for the ascertainment of the truth; and is not a rule of law, in virtue of which the judge A family estate or inheritance. Dig. 50. 16. 195. 1. See Familia erciscundæ. Family, or family right; one of the three kinds of status or conditions of persons. It was applied to a homo sui juris, i. e. a Roman citizen who was entitled to enjoy and acquire civil rights in his own name, and to hold other persons in his power. Mackeld. Civ. Law, 130, § 119. Lat. In old English law. A family or household, including servants, that is, hired persons (mercenarii or conduc- Span. [from Lat. familia, q. v.] In Spanish law. A family; which might consist of domestics or servants. It seems that a single person owning negroes was the head of a family, within the meaning of the colonization laws of Coahuila and Texas. 9 Texas R. 156. FAMILIEÆ ERCISCUNDÆ, Actio. Lat. In the civil law. An action brought by co-heirs for the partition of their inheritance; (quæ competit cohæredibus de dividenda hæreditate.) Inst. 4. 6. 20. Id. 4. 17. 4. Id. 3. 28. 4. Answering to the modern writ of partition. Cooper's Notes, in loc. Dig. 10. 2. Cod. 3. 36. Otherwise termed judicium familiæ herciscundæ. 1 Mackeld. Civ. Law, 286, § 271. Bract. fol. 448 b. Fleta, lib. 2, c.,60, § 1.

A household or religious community under one head, regarded as a unit. | The paterfamilias, his legitimate descendants and their wives, all persons adopted into his family and their wives, and all slaves belonging to the household.

A surname.