Coemption

Translation of "coemption" into Russian

Noun

coemption

coemptions pl

The coemption of grain was necessary to prevent famine.

Закупка зерна была необходима для предотвращения голода.

Noun

The act of buying up the entire supply of a commodity or goods.

The coemption of grain by the government was intended to stabilize prices during the shortage.

In Roman law, the formal purchase of a woman by a man as a legal ceremony preliminary to marriage.

Under the old Roman system of coemption, a bride could be transferred into her husband’s family by a token purchase.