was entitled to dismember the debtor or sell him into slavery, although after the Lex Poetelia Papiria of 326 BC, the creditor could take no action other than continued imprisonment of the debtor.

Formulary system

Due to the faults of the legis actiones system, namely its excessive formality, archaic nature, and limited effectiveness, a new system was introduced. This was known as the formulary system. The formula was a written document by which a

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