in Roman antiquities; laws instituted upon several occasions by persons of the name of Gabinius. The first was the Gabinia lex de Comitiis, by A. Gabinius the tribune, in the year of Rome 614. It required, that in the public assemblies for electing magistrates, the votes should be given by tablets, and not vox voce.—Another de Comitiis, which made it a capital punishment to convene any clandestine assembly, agreeable to the old law of the 12 tables. Another de Militia, by A. Gabinius the tribune, year of Rome 685. It granted Pompey the power of carrying on the war against the pirates, during three years, and of obliging all kings, governors, and states, to supply him with all the necessaries he wanted, over all the Mediterranean sea, and in the maritime provinces as far as 400 fladia from the sea.—Another de Ujura by Aul. Gabinius the tribune, year of Rome 685. It ordained that no action should be granted for the recovery of any money borrowed upon small interest to be lent upon larger. This was an usual practice at Rome, which obtained the name of versuram facere.—Another against fornication.