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Lines 1.118-1.134
Roman Law and Society, The Law of the Twelve Tables 1.118-134
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13. (It is unlawful for a thief to be) killed by day . . . unless he defends himself with a weapon; even though he has come with a weapon, unless he shall use the weapon and fight back, you shall not kill him. And even if he resists, first call out (so that someone may hear and come up).
14. If a thief is caught in the act (manifestis furibus ),if he is a freedman let him be flogged and adjudged (addici )to the person against whom the theft has been committed, provided that the malefactor has committed it by day and has not defended himself with a weapon. Slaves caught in the act of theft shall be flogged and thrown from the Rock. [Children under the age of puberty] shall, at the consuls discretion, be flogged and the damage done by them shall be repaired.
15. . . . with platter and loincloth (lance et licio ).
16. If a persons pleads on case of theft, in which the thief shall be not caught in the act, the thief must compound for the loss by paying double damages.
17. A stolen thing is debarred from usucapio .
19. Arising out of a case concerning an article deposited, an action shall be granted for double damages.
21. If a patron shall have defrauded his client, he must be solemnly forfeited (sacer esto ).
22. Whosoever shall have allowed himself to be called as a witness or shall have been scales-balancer (libripens ),if he does not as a witness pronounce his testimony, he must be deemed dishonored and incapable of acting as witness (improbus intestablisque ).
23. A person who had been found guilty of giving false witness shall be hurled down from the Tarpeian Rock.