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§4.3.22.pr

Sufficiency of Punishment for Perjury and the Oath

Paulus points out that the punishment of perjury is sufficient, serving as a reason to support the binding effect of the oath discussed in the previous section.

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[PAULUS libro undecimo ad edictum.]

[PAULUS libro undecimo ad edictum.]

§4.3.22.pr

​Nam sufficit periurii poena.1

​For the punishment of perjury is sufficient.

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  1. 4.3.22.prperiurii poena

    periurii is the genitive singular of the neuter noun periurium (perjury), functioning as an objective genitive modifying poena (punishment), meaning 'punishment for perjury.'

Translated by Gemini 3.5 Flash (published 2026-07-13)urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:4.3.22.pr