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Defense of a Person by the Standard of a Good Man

Paulus states that the defense of any person must be conducted in accordance with the fair standard of a 'good man'.

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[PAULUS libro quinquagensimo septimo ad edictum.]

[PAULUS, in the fifty-seventh book on the Edict.]

§3.3.77.pr

​Omnis qui defenditur boni uiri arbitratu1 defendendus est.2

​Everyone who is defended must be defended in accordance with the judgment of a good man.

Syntax notes2 items
  1. 3.3.77.prboni uiri arbitratu

    The ablative noun 'arbitratu' (judgment, decision) expresses a standard, accompanied by the genitive 'boni uiri' (of a good/honest man), indicating that the defense must be conducted according to a fair and objective standard of a reasonable person.

  2. 3.3.77.prdefendendus est

    The gerundive 'defendendus' combined with 'est' forms the passive periphrastic conjugation, expressing obligation or necessity ('must be defended').

Translated by Gemini 3.5 Flash (published 2026-07-12)urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:3.3.77.pr