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§4.8.20.pr

Prohibition on an Arbitrator Correcting His Own Error

Explains that an arbitrator cannot correct an award once pronounced, even if he made an error in it.

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[GAIUS libro quinto ad edictum prouinciale.]

[GAIUS in his fifth book on the Provincial Edict.]

§4.8.20.pr

​quia1 arbiter, etsi errauerit in sententia dicenda,2 corrigere eam non potest.

​Because an arbitrator, even if he made a mistake in pronouncing his award, cannot correct it.

Syntax notes2 items
  1. 4.8.20.prquia

    A conjunction of cause. This fragment of Gaius is placed here by the compilers of the Digest to provide the reason for the conclusion in the preceding fragment of Paul (D. 4.8.19.2) that an arbitrator cannot change his award.

  2. 4.8.20.prin sententia dicenda

    A gerundive construction consisting of the preposition 'in' and the gerundive 'dicenda' agreeing in gender, number, and case (ablative feminine singular) with the noun 'sententia'. It functions substantively to mean 'in pronouncing the award'.

Translated by Gemini 3.5 Flash (published 2026-07-12)urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:4.8.20.pr