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§3.3.13.pr

Praetor's Discretion in Compelling a Procurator to Defend

Regarding whether to compel a procurator to accept a trial, this passage states that decisions should neither be made indiscriminately nor denied strictly, but must be moderated by the praetor after investigating each case.

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[ULPIANUS libro octauo ad edictum.]

[ULPIANUS, in the eighth book on the Edict.]

§3.3.13.pr

​Sed haec neque passim admittenda sunt neque destricte deneganda, sed a praetore causa cognita1 temperanda.2

​But these should neither be admitted indiscriminately nor denied strictly, but must be moderated by the praetor after investigating the case.

Syntax notes2 items
  1. 3.3.13.prcausa cognita

    An ablative absolute meaning "the case having been investigated." This is a legal formula indicating that the praetor must take appropriate measures after investigating the specific facts of the case.

  2. 3.3.13.prtemperanda

    A gerundive (nominative neuter plural) functioning as a predicate for the subject haec. It forms a passive periphrastic conjugation denoting necessity, with the verb sunt omitted, where the agent is expressed by the ablative with the preposition a (a praetore).

Translated by Gemini 3.5 Flash (published 2026-07-12)urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:3.3.13.pr