TVVM 'your slave', and was conjectured by Heinsius; in support of mancipium .
If the mancipium died a natural death while in the creditor's possession no claim could lie against the latter; but if he was the cause of death by cruelty, he had to give son for son, or pay for a slave.
The debtor being seized for debt could nominate as mancipium or hostage to work off the debt, his wife, a child, or slave.
If the mancipium died a natural death under the creditor's hand, the creditor was scot free.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "mancipium" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
