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§4.8.1.pr

Nature of Arbitration and the Purpose of Ending Disputes

Paulus explains that an agreement to arbitrate is structured similarly to judicial trials and aims to resolve disputes.

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[PAULUS libro secundo ad edictum.]

[PAULUS in his second book on the Edict.]

§4.8.1.pr

​Compromissum ad similitudinem iudiciorum redigitur1 et ad finiendas lites2 pertinet.

​An agreement to arbitrate is brought into conformity with the likeness of judicial trials, and pertains to the ending of disputes.

Syntax notes2 items
  1. 4.8.1.prredigitur

    The third-person singular present passive indicative of the verb redigere (to bring back, to reduce). The construction redigere ad + accusative means 'to bring or reduce the subject to a state of'. Here, it indicates that the subject, compromissum (agreement to arbitrate), is structured or brought into conformity with the similitudo (likeness) of iudicia (judicial trials).

  2. 4.8.1.prad finiendas lites

    A expression of purpose consisting of the preposition ad and the gerundive. The gerundive finiendas agrees in gender, number, and case with the noun lites (plural accusative), meaning 'for the purpose of ending disputes'.

Translated by Gemini 3.5 Flash (published 2026-07-13)urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:4.8.1.pr