Editing Twelve Tables (section)

=== Table VIII: Torts and Delicts (Laws of Injury) ===
[[Tort]]s are laws dealing with litigating wrongs that occur between citizens. One such situation is that of physical injury, retaliation for which can range from dealing the perpetrator an injury in kind, to monetary compensation to the injured. This table also establishes the legal ramifications for damage dealt to property by animals and damage dealt to crops by people or animals. The penalty for stealing crops is hanging as sacrifice to [[Ceres (mythology)|Ceres]].{{r|gutenberg}}

The table also describes several laws dealing with theft.<ref name="gutenberg">{{cite book | url=https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14783 | title=The Twelve Tables | publisher=[[Project Gutenberg]] | date=24 January 2005 | accessdate=19 November 2024 | quote=16. Thefts which have been discovered through [use of] platter and loincloth [shall be punished just as if the culprits had been caught in the act]. For cases of stolen goods discovered (furtum conceptum) [by other means than by platter and loincloth] or introduced (furtum oblatum) the penalty is triple [damages] | translator-first1=Paul | translator-last1=Coleman-Norton}}</ref>