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Emancipation and Adoption of a Praetor Son Before Himself

Paulus states that a son of a family who is a praetor is legally allowed to be emancipated or given in adoption before himself.

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[PAULUS libro quarto ad Sabinum.]

[PAULUS, in his fourth book On Sabinus.]

§1.14.2.pr

​Sed etiam ipsum1 apud se2 emancipari uel in adoptionem dari placet.3

​But it is also held that he himself can be emancipated or given in adoption before himself.

Syntax notes3 items
  1. 1.14.2.pripsum

    The subject of the infinitive clause (emancipari uel in adoptionem dari), referring back to the filium familias praetorem (the son of the family who is a praetor) of the preceding section.

  2. 1.14.2.prapud se

    The reflexive pronoun se refers to ipsum (the praetor himself), the subject of the infinitives. Thus, it means in a court presided over by himself as a magistrate.

  3. 1.14.2.prplacet

    An impersonal verb taking the entire accusative with infinitive clause (ipsum... dari) as its subject, meaning 'it is held' or 'it is approved' as a rule of law.

Translated by Gemini 3.5 Flash (published 2026-07-12)urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:1.14.2.pr