Clarigation
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In ancient Roman international law, a clarigation was a loud, clear call, or summons made to an enemy, to demand satisfaction for some injury received; without which, there will be a declaration of war. Clarigation is the same as what the Ancient Greeks called ἀνδροληψία (androlepsy).
This article incorporates content from the 1728 Cyclopaedia, a publication in the public domain.