Malicious abuse of process, 12.

Mancipium, hostage to work off debt--
natural death, 115.
done to death, 116.
free after three years, if free born, 117.
slave, can be sold, by creditor on removal, 118.
but not if mother of debtor's children, 119.
redeemed by debtor, 119.

Mansion, 'great house.' _See_ Palace.

Manslaughter, of mancipium, 116.
if slave, penalty one-third mina of silver, 116.
by blow in quarrel, 207, 208.

Marks, on slave. _See_ Branding.

Marriage portion, given by father to bride--
returned on divorce, 137.
not to bad wife, 141.
returned to injured wife, 142.
,, to invalid wife, who leaves husband, 149.
property of wife's children, 162.
father of bride cannot reclaim, if she has children of the marriage,
162.
returned, if wife dies childless, 163.
less bride-price, if not repaid to husband, 164.
if wife re-marry, shared by children of both marriages, 173.
taken by children of first marriage, if none of second, 174.