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PRAEFECTUS VIGILUM

Legal Term: PRAEFECTUS VIGILUM
Definition: Roman civ. law. The chief officer of the night watch. His jurisdiction extended to certain offences affecting the public peace; and even to larcenies. But he could inflict only slight punishments.



***All definitions are taken from the 1856 Edition of Bouviers Law Dictionary

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