FICTITIOUS

fictitious,adj. Of or relating to a fiction, esp. a legal fiction.[Blacks Law 8th]

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FICTIO

fictio (fik-shee-oh), n.[Latin fr. fingere “to feign”] Roman law. A legal fiction; a legal assumption or supposition (such as that the plaintiff was a citizen) necessary to achieve certain legal results that otherwise would not be obtained. • Legal fictions allowed Roman magistrates (praetors) to expand the law beyond what was strictly allowed by the…

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