Ἐξωμοσία
denial-on-oath, exomosia
Translated by David Whitehead28 May 2004Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
[Meaning a] request under oath, [made] because of a plausible reason. An exomosia [occurs] when someone, either on his own behalf or accused by another, claims that a lawsuit should not be taken to court -- adding the reason why the lawsuit [is] not admissible; if the plea appears cogent, he would be permitted to employ an exomosia, and in this way the lawsuit would be cancelled.1
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἐξωμοσία· ἔνορκος παραίτησις, δι' εὔλογον αἰτίαν. Ἐξωμοσία, ὅταν τις φάσκῃ ἢ ὑπὲρ ἑαυτοῦ ἢ ὑπὲρ ἑτέρου ἐγκαλούμενος, μὴ δεῖν εἰσάγεσθαι δίκην· εἶτα καὶ τὴν αἰτίαν, δι' ἣν οὐκ εἰσαγώγιμος ἡ δίκη· εἰ δοκεῖ κατὰ λόγον ἀξιοῦν, ἐδίδοτο αὐτῷ ἐξωμοσίᾳ χρῆσθαι. καὶ οὕτως διεγράφετο ἡ δίκη.