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RESCRIPTS

In Roman law, rescripts were answers returned by the emperor, written in purple ink, when consulted on questions of law, either by the parties in some controversy, or, more commonly, by officers charged with the administration of justice. These rescripts constituted one of the most important sources of the law during the early empire, and Justinian preserved them in his Institutes.
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