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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §12.2.27.pr

Equivalence of Oath to Payment of Debt

Passage 1924 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Briefly states that an oath also has the same legal effect as the payment of a debt.

[GAIUS libro quinto ad edictum prouinciale. ] §12.2.27.prIusiurandum etiam loco solutionis cedit.
[GAIUS, Book V on the Provincial Edict.] An oath also takes the place of payment.

Notes

  1. §12.2.27.prloco solutionis cedit — The verb `cedere` combined with the ablative `loco` and the genitive `solutionis` ("of payment") means "to take the place of" or "to have the same effect as." This indicates that taking an oath has the same legal effect as the performance of an obligation.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §12.2.27.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:12.2.27.pr

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