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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §13.5.4.pr

Validity of a Promise to Pay on an Earlier Date

Passage 2087 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Paulus states that if a debtor promises to pay on an earlier day than the original due date, he is similarly held liable on his promise.

[PAULUS libro uicensimo nono ad edictum. ] §13.5.4.prSed et si citeriore die constituat se soluturum, similiter tenetur.
[PAULUS, from the twenty-ninth book on the Edict.] But also if he promises to pay on an earlier day, he is similarly held liable.

Notes

  1. §13.5.4.prciteriore die — Ablative singular of the comparative adjective *citerior* (nearer). It refers to a day closer to the present, i.e., 'an earlier day' compared to the original due date.
  2. §13.5.4.prconstituat se soluturum — The verb *constituat* takes an accusative with infinitive clause with the future active infinitive *se soluturum [esse]*, where *esse* is omitted. It means 'promises that he himself will pay'.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §13.5.4.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:13.5.4.pr

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