Pandects

The word “Pandects” is a term of great importance in the investigation of the origin of the Roman laws; it points directly and certainly to the fact that the Roman laws, known as the _Pandects_, were gathered from all laws, for such is the import of the term itself when it is associated with the term _laws_.

The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal, March, 1880 Various

The term Pandects, from the Greek, was applied to encyclopedic works, and the term is used by Justinian in referring to the digest of Roman law made by his orders from the writings of the Roman jurists.

The Love of Books: the Philobiblon of Richard de Bury 1345

Is the word Pandects Greek or Latin -- masculine or feminine?

History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 4 Edward Gibbon 1765

Pandects, is still precious to the historian, the philosopher, and the magistrate.

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206

Code and Pandects, is directed by the earthly motives of justice, policy, and the natural freedom of both sexes.

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206

But the jurisprudence of the Pandects is circumscribed within a period of a hundred years, from the perpetual edict to the death of Severus Alexander: the civilians who lived under the first Caesars are seldom permitted to speak, and only three names can be attributed to the age of the republic.

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206

He accordingly introduced into general use the famous code of Roman laws known as the Pandects of Justinian, and constituted the chief civil lawyers, who had studied its contents and were best acquainted with its principles, into a Parliament, or Court of Justice.

Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 5 of 8 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History 1906

But a still greater literary work was accomplished in the codified Book of Laws, which is known as the Pandects of Yunglo, and which not merely simplified the administration of the law, but also gave the people some idea of the laws under which they lived.

China Demetrius Charles Boulger 1890

Is the word Pandects Greek or Latin — masculine or feminine?

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206

The critical editions of these authors place his name in the history of manuscripts, but he made a special study of the "Pandects" on the sixth century Manuscripts brought from Pisa to Florence in 1411.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913