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§4.1.3.pr

The Requirement of Judicial Investigation for Restitution

It stipulates that for the praetor to grant restitution in integrum, he must first investigate the case to examine whether the grounds for assisting individuals are true and just.

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[MODESTINUS libro octauo pandectarum.]

[MODESTINUS, Pandects, book 8]

§4.1.3.pr

​Omnes in integrum restitutiones causa cognita1 a praetore promittuntur, scilicet ut iustitiam earum causarum examinet; an uerae sint,2 quarum nomine3 singulis subuenit.

​All restitutions in integrum are promised by the praetor after an investigation of the case, namely, so that he may examine the justice of those grounds, to see whether they are true, on the account of which he comes to the aid of individuals.

Syntax notes3 items
  1. 4.1.3.prcausa cognita

    An ablative absolute. It refers to the formal judicial inquiry (causae cognitio) required in Roman law, meaning 'after an investigation of the case' or 'having heard the case'.

  2. 4.1.3.pran uerae sint

    An indirect question clause serving as the object of the preceding verb examinet. Its subject is omitted but refers back to the preceding earum causarum.

  3. 4.1.3.prquarum nomine

    The relative pronoun quarum refers back to causarum. Nomine is an ablative meaning 'on the account of' or 'under the name of', modified by the relative pronoun.

Translated by Gemini 3.5 Flash (published 2026-07-12)urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:4.1.3.pr