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 would be a declaration of war. Clarigation equates to what the Ancient Greeks called ανδροληψία (androlepsy).

This article incorporates content from the 1728 Cyclopaedia, a publication in the public domain.