| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. A collection of the Novels or New Constitutions of Justinian, by an anonymous author; -- so called on account of its authenticity.[Websters]. | |
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"AUTHENTICS" is a common misspelling or typo for: Authentic. |
Date "AUTHENTICS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
Specialty Definition: AUTHENTICS
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| Law | AUTHENTICS, civ. law. 1. This is the name given to a collection of the Novels of Justinian, made by an anonymous author. It is called authentic on account of its authority. 2. There is also another collection which bears the name of authentics. It is composed of extracts made from the Novels, by a lawyer named Irnier, and which he inserted in the code at such places as they refer; these extracts have the reputation of not being correct. Merlin, Repertoire, mot Authentique. (references) | ||
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