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Actions against Usufructuary for Torturing a Slave

Addresses the various actions (under the Lex Aquilia, for corrupting a slave, and for outrage) that can be brought against a usufructuary who deteriorates a slave by torturing him.

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[PAULUS libro quadragensimo septimo ad edictum.]

[PAULUS libro quadragensimo septimo ad edictum.]

§7.1.66.pr

​Cum usufructuario1 non solum legis Aquiliae actio competere potest, sed et serui corrupti et iniuriarum,2 si seruum torquendo deteriorem fecerit.

​Against a usufructuary, not only can an action under the Lex Aquilia be competent, but also that for corrupting a slave and that for outrage, if he has made the slave worse by torturing him.

Syntax notes2 items
  1. 7.1.66.prcum usufructuario

    The preposition cum with the ablative usufructuario. Here, as a legal term, it indicates the party against whom an action is brought (the defendant), and together with the verb competere potest (can be competent), it means 'against the usufructuary (an action can lie)'.

  2. 7.1.66.prserui corrupti et iniuriarum

    The preceding noun actio (action) is omitted; these are genitive noun phrases meaning actio servi corrupti (action for corrupting a slave) and actio iniuriarum (action for outrage/injury).

Translated by Gemini 3.5 Flash (published 2026-07-12)urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:7.1.66.pr