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    The document discusses how full capitalization of a person's name results in diminishment of legal status and citizenship under Roman law, essentially reducing their status to that of a slave. It references definitions from Black's Law Dictionary which define three levels of "Capitis Diminutio" - minimum, medium, and maximum loss of status. The maximum level occurred when one's status changed from free to slave and removed all rights. The document suggests that under this legal interpretation, fully capitalizing a person's name in official documents reduces their status to that of a slave.

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    The document discusses how full capitalization of a person's name results in diminishment of legal status and citizenship under Roman law, essentially reducing their status to that of a slave. It references definitions from Black's Law Dictionary which define three levels of "Capitis Diminutio" - minimum, medium, and maximum loss of status. The maximum level occurred when one's status changed from free to slave and removed all rights. The document suggests that under this legal interpretation, fully capitalizing a person's name in official documents reduces their status to that of a slave.

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    The document discusses how full capitalization of a person's name results in diminishment of legal status and citizenship under Roman law, essentially reducing their status to that of a slave. It references definitions from Black's Law Dictionary which define three levels of "Capitis Diminutio" - minimum, medium, and maximum loss of status. The maximum level occurred when one's status changed from free to slave and removed all rights. The document suggests that under this legal interpretation, fully capitalizing a person's name in official documents reduces their status to that of a slave.

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    Capitas or Capitus Diminutio Minima-Media-Maxima W Notes

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    The document discusses how full capitalization of a person's name results in diminishment of legal status and citizenship under Roman law, essentially reducing their status to that of a slave. It references definitions from Black's Law Dictionary which define three levels of "Capitis Diminutio" - minimum, medium, and maximum loss of status. The maximum level occurred when one's status changed from free to slave and removed all rights. The document suggests that under this legal interpretation, fully capitalizing a person's name in official documents reduces their status to that of a slave.

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    Gage Canadian Dictionary 1983 Sec. 4 defines


    Capitalize adj. as "To take advantage of - To use to ones
    own advantage."

    Blacks Law Dictionary • Revised 4th Edition 1968,


    provides a more comprehensive definition as follows

    Capitis Diminutio (meaning the diminishing of status


    through the use of capitalization) In Roman law. A
    diminishing or abridgment of personality; a loss or
    curtailment of a man's status or aggregate of legal
    attributes and qualifications.

    Capitis Diminutio Minima (meaning a minimum loss


    of status through the use of capitalization, e.g. John
    Doe) - The lowest or least comprehensive degree of loss
    of status. This occurred where a man's family relations
    alone were changed. It happened upon the arrogation
    [pride] of a person who had been his own master, (sui
    juris,) [of his own right, not under any legal disability] or
    upon the emancipation of one who had been under the
    patria potestas. [Parental authority] It left the rights of
    liberty and citizenship unaltered. See Inst. 1, 16, pr.; 1, 2,
    3; Dig. 4, 5, 11; Mackeld. Rom.Law, 144.

    Capitis Diminutio Media (meaning a medium loss of


    status through the use of capitalization, e.g. John
    DOE) - A lessor or medium loss of status. This occurred
    where a man loses his rights of citizenship, but without
    losing his liberty. It carried away also the family rights.

    Capitis Diminutio Maxima (meaning a maximum loss


    of status through the use of capitalization, e.g. JOHN
    DOE or DOE JOHN) - The highest or most
    comprehensive loss of status. This occurred when a man's
    condition was changed from one of freedom to one of
    bondage, when he became a slave. It swept away with it

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    all rights of citizenship and all family rights.

    Diminutio. Lat. In civil law. Diminution; a taking away;


    loss or depravation.

    Capite. - Lat. By the head.

    As Black's Law Dictionary explains, the full capitalization of the letters of one's
    natural name, results in a diminishing or complete loss of legal or citizenship
    status, wherein one actually becomes a slave or an item of inventory.

    http://www.slaveshipamerica.com/ (2 of 2) [3/21/2008 11:17:03 AM]

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