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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §1.7.38.pr

Imperial Confirmation of an Irregular Adoption

Passage 140 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

This section states that an adoption which was not legally performed can be validated through the confirmation of the emperor.

[MARCELLUS libro uicensimo sexto digestorum. ] §1.7.38.prAdoptio non iure facta a principe confirmari potest.
[MARCELLUS, Digest, book 26.] An adoption not made according to law can be confirmed by the emperor.

Notes

  1. §1.7.38.prnon iure facta — The ablative 'iure' of the noun 'ius' (law) functions adverbially as 'lawfully', which, combined with the negative 'non', modifies the perfect participle 'facta' (perfect passive participle of 'facere' in the nominative feminine singular, agreeing with the subject 'adoptio'). It means 'performed not in accordance with the law'.
  2. §1.7.38.pra principe confirmari — The preposition 'a' (by) with the ablative noun 'principe' (ablative singular of 'princeps', meaning 'emperor') indicates the personal agent of the passive action. This phrase depends on the passive infinitive 'confirmari' (present passive infinitive of 'confirmare', 'to confirm/validate'), which together with the verb 'potest' means 'can be confirmed by the emperor'.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §1.7.38.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:1.7.38.pr

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