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crētĭo , ōnis, f. cerno, II.; jurid. t. t.,
I.the format declaration by the heir of his intention to enter upon his inheritance.
I. Prop., Gai Inst. 2, § 7; 2, 164 sqq.; 2, 171 sqq.; Ulp. Fragm. 22, 25 sqq.; Varr. L. L. 6, § 81 Müll.: simplex, fruitless, i. e. where there is no property, Cic. Att. 11, 12, 4: “libera,” without restrictions by the testator, id. ib. 13, 46, 3; id. de Or. 1, 22, 101 al.—
II. Meton., an inheritance, Plin. 2, 26, 24, § 95 fin.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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