CONSTITUTUM

CONSTITUTUM constitutum (kon-sti-t[y]oo-t[schwa]m), n. [Latin ¡°agreed arrangement¡±] Roman law. 1. An agreement to pay an existing debt, either one’s own or another’s, on a fixed day. ? A constitutum was not a novation; the creditor could still sue the original debtor. It differed from a stipulation because it had to be for an existing debt. […]