[PAULUS libro octauo decimo ad edictum. ] §12.2.4.pruel filiorum tuorum,
or [by the head] of your sons,
Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §12.2.4.pr
Effect of Swearing an Oath by an Alternative Object
Summary
The beginning of a supplementary provision by Paulus concerning cases where the oath is taken by something other than what was offered, such as one's own head or that of one's sons.
Notes
- 12.2.4.prfiliorum tuorum — The noun caput (head) from per caput tuum (by your own head) at the end of the previous chunk (D. 12.2.3.4) is understood here, meaning per caput filiorum tuorum (by the head of your sons). Since the compilers of the Digest inserted this passage of Paulus into the middle of Ulpian's text, it grammatically depends on the preceding section.
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