fōrmula ae, f dim.
forma,
a form, draft, contract, covenant, agreement, regulation
: antiqua iuris, L.: milites ex formulā parati, L.—
A rule, principle
: formula constituenda est: certa disciplinae: haec formula
reges tenet, H.—In law,
a form, rule, method, prescription, formula
(for judicial proceedings): pacti et conventi: in testamentorum formulis
versari: antiquae: postulationum: sunt formulae de omnibus rebus constitutae:
cognitionis,
the rule of evidence
, L.