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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §12.2.20.pr

Validity of Oaths by Slaves Administering Peculium

Passage 1917 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

It states that what a slave has tendered or sworn to should be upheld, provided that the slave had the administration of his peculium.

[PAULUS libro octauo decimo ad edictum. ] §12.2.20.prSeruus quod detulit uel iurauit, seruetur, si peculii administrationem habuit:
[PAULUS, Book XVIII on the Edict.] What a slave has tendered or sworn to should be maintained, if he had the administration of his peculium:

Notes

  1. §12.2.20.prquod detulit uel iurauit — The neuter demonstrative pronoun id, which would serve as the antecedent of the relative pronoun quod and the subject of the main verb seruetur, is omitted. It means 'that which the slave has tendered or sworn'.
  2. §12.2.20.prseruetur — Third-person singular present passive subjunctive of seruare (to maintain, preserve). It functions as a jussive subjunctive, expressing that the legal effect should be upheld.
  3. §12.2.20.prpeculii — Genitive singular of peculium (private property of a slave). It functions as an objective genitive dependent on the verbal noun administratio, indicating 'the administration of the peculium'.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §12.2.20.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:12.2.20.pr

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