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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §10.4.2.pr

Paulus on the Legal Definition of Exhibiting

Passage 1728 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Paulus defines "exhibiting" (exhibere) legally as making factual control of an object available in public so that the litigant has an opportunity to inspect it.

[PAULUS libro uicensimo primo ad edictum. ] §10.4.2.prExhibere est facere in publico potestatem, ut ei qui agit experiundi sit copia.
[Paulus in the twenty-first book on the Edict.] To exhibit is to make control available in public, so that he who brings the action may have the opportunity of inspecting.

Notes

  1. 10.4.2.prfacere in publico potestatem — Here, "potestas" refers to creating a "factual state of control" where the thing is made available to the other party's view and inspection, rather than an abstract "legal power." The adverbial phrase "in publico" (in public) modifies this action.
  2. 10.4.2.prexperiundi — This is the genitive of the gerund of the verb "experior" (to try, inspect, or test in practice), modifying the noun "copia" (opportunity). It refers to the plaintiff's act of inspecting the object directly to proceed with their legal claim (such as a vindication).

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §10.4.2.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:10.4.2.pr

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