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§4.8.36.pr

Arbitral Awards on Holidays and Penal Claims

Explains that when an arbitrator gives an award on a holiday under the praetor's compulsion, an objection against the claim for the penalty is not allowed, unless that specific holiday is excepted by another law.

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[ULPIANUS libro septuagensimo septimo ad edictum.]

[ULPIANUS in his seventy-seventh book on the Edict.]

§4.8.36.pr

​Si feriatis diebus cogente praetore1 arbiter dicat sententiam et petatur ex compromisso poena, exceptionem locum non habere2 constat, nisi alia lege eadem dies feriata, in qua sententia dicta est, excepta.3

​If, on holidays, under compulsion from the praetor, an arbitrator gives an award, and the penalty under the arbitration agreement is claimed, it is well established that an objection has no place, unless that same holiday on which the award was given is excepted by some other law.

Syntax notes3 items
  1. 4.8.36.prcogente praetore

    An ablative absolute construction formed by the present participle cogente and the noun praetore, indicating the circumstance or cause 'under compulsion from the praetor.'

  2. 4.8.36.prexceptionem locum non habere

    An accusative with infinitive (ACI) clause serving as the subject of the impersonal verb constat ('it is well established that...'). The phrase locum habere means 'to have a place' or 'to be admissible.'

  3. 4.8.36.prexcepta

    A perfect passive participle with the auxiliary verb (sit or est) omitted, serving as the predicate for the subject dies feriata in the nisi clause.

Translated by Gemini 3.5 Flash (published 2026-07-12)urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:4.8.36.pr