mancipatio
Roman law
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In Roman law, mancipium referred to a form of ownership and also to the act of mancipation. Res mancipi were specific types of property that required this formal ceremony for their transfer. A mancipatory will was an early legal instrument where property was conveyed through mancipation, with the buyer tasked to pass the inheritance to a designated heir. This system highlights the importance of formal procedures in Roman property law.123
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