Council of the Areopagus

Council of the Areopagus

Definition: Legal Body that judges suits for intentional homicide intentional wounding and destruction of sacred olive trees, that investigates reports of treason, made up of all former archons, becomes a member after archonship, serves for the remainder of life.

hypernym(s): Legal Body (preferred),

Status: preferred

Equivalent(s):

- grc: βουλὴ ἡ ἐξ Ἀρείου πάγου (preferred)

Concept: <Legal_Body that judges suits for intentional homicide intentional wounding and destruction of sacred olive trees that investigates reports of treason made up of all former archons becomes a member after archonship serves for the remainder of life>

essential characteristic(s): /is an office of Athenian law/, /that judges suits for intentional homicide intentional wounding and destruction of sacred olive trees/, /that investigates reports of treason/, /made up of all former archons/, /becomes a member after archonship/, /serves for the remainder of life/

a kind of: <Legal_Body>