In Roman law, a procedure where a creditor formally releases a debtor from obligation through an imaginary contract or agreement.
From Latin 'acceptilatio,' a specialized legal term. It combines 'accept' with '-ilatio' (a Latin nominal suffix), literally meaning 'a taking or receiving formally.'
Acceptilation is why Roman law fascinates historians—it proves that legal systems work through shared pretense: even without money changing hands, both parties could agree the debt was 'paid.'
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