- Source
- Digesta Iustiniani Augusti. Mommsen, Theodor & Krueger, Paul, editors. Berlin: Weidmann, 1870.
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- Humanitext Reader · reader.humanitext.ai · 2026-11-09
Gaius explains that a certain action is subject to a one-year time limit because, although it aims at the recovery of property, it is regarded as arising from a delict.
[GAIUS libro quarto ad edictum prouinciale.]
[GAIUS, On the Provincial Edict, Book IV]
quia pertinet quidem ad rei persecutionem,1 uidetur autem ex delicto dari.2
for, although it indeed relates to the recovery of property, it is nevertheless regarded as being granted on account of a delict.
- 4.7.7.prrei persecutionem
The phrase "rei persecutio" (recovery of property) is a technical term in Roman law referring to actions (actiones rei persecutoriae) aimed at recovering lost assets or obtaining compensation for damage, in contrast to penal actions (actiones poenales) aimed at imposing a penalty.
- 4.7.7.pruidetur autem ex delicto dari
The verb "uidetur" (passive of "uidere") is used personally in the third person singular, forming a personal construction with the passive infinitive "dari" (nominative with infinitive). It means "it (the action in question) is regarded as being granted on account of a delict", rather than an impersonal "it seems that...".