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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §1.1.12.pr

The Term Law Used in the Sense of Kinship Ties

Passage 12 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Explains that the term "ius" can also be used in the sense of a personal relationship (or family tie), such as blood relationship or affinity.

[MARCIANUS libro primo institutionum. ] §1.1.12.prNonnumquam ius etiam pro necessitudine dicimus ueluti ‛est mihi ius cognationis uel adfinitatis. '
[MARCIANUS in the first book of the Institutes.] Sometimes we also use "ius" for a relationship, as for example: 'I have a tie of cognation or affinity.'

Notes

  1. §1.1.12.prpro necessitudine — The preposition `pro` with the ablative means "instead of" or "in the sense of." `necessitudo` means "relationship," "connection," or "tie," referring here to human or family bonds rather than a legal code.
  2. §1.1.12.prest mihi — The dative `mihi` is a dative of possession (dativus possessivus); thus `est mihi` means "I have."

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §1.1.12.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:1.1.12.pr

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