Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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epistola

n. [Latin "letter"] A charter; a written instrument to convey lands or to assure contracts. See ASSURANCE.

epistolae

n. pl. [Latin "letters"] Roman law. 1. Rescripts; opinions given by the emperors in cases submitted to them for decision. 2. Opinions of juris consulti, such as Neratius, on questions of law in the form of letters to those consulting them. - Also spelled epistulae.