POPULISCITUM
\pˈɒpjʊlˌɪsa͡ɪtəm], \pˈɒpjʊlˌɪsaɪtəm], \p_ˈɒ_p_j_ʊ_l_ˌɪ_s_aɪ_t_ə_m]\
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Lat. In Roman law. A law enacted by the people; a law passed by an assembly of the Roman people, In the eoniitia centuriata, on the motion of a sena- tor; differing from a plebiseitum, in that the latter was always proposed by one of the tribunes.
By Henry Campbell Black