Fiction
0338-en RE720 Legal Methodology As of 11.07.2026
Fiction is a figure of thought in Roman law. The law assigns to a behaviour the meaning of a declaration of intent without regard to whether the result corresponds to the actual will of the party.
Deutsch
Fiktion 0338-de
Die Fiktion ist eine römischrechtliche Denkfigur. Das Gesetz legt einem Verhalten die Bedeutung einer Willenserklärung bei ohne Rücksicht darauf, ob dieses Resultat dem tatsächlichen Willen der Partei entspricht.
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