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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §16.2.17.pr

Right of Set-Off for an Aedile Fined over Grain Shortages

Passage 2395 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

A person fined for causing a grain shortage during his aedileship is not considered a debtor of public grain funds, and thus retains the right to claim a set-off.

[IDEM libro primo responsorum. ] §16.2.17.prIdeo condemnatus, quod artiorem annonam aedilitatis tempore praebuit, frumentariae pecuniae debitor non uidebitur, et ideo compensationem habebit.
[THE SAME, Responsa, Book I.] A person who has been condemned because he made the grain supply scarcer during the period of his aedileship will not be considered a debtor of grain money, and therefore he will have the right of set-off.

Notes

  1. §16.2.17.prartiorem annonam — The comparative feminine singular accusative artiorem of the adjective artus (narrow, tight) modifies annonam (grain supply, market price). It means "having provided (or caused) a tighter than usual grain supply," referring to causing a scarcity of grain or price inflation in the market.
  2. §16.2.17.prfrumentariae pecuniae debitor — The phrase frumentariae pecuniae is a feminine singular genitive modifying debitor (debtor). It refers to public funds allocated for the purchasing and supply of grain. While certain public debts of this kind are restricted from being set off, the text determines that the fine imposed here does not fall under this category.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §16.2.17.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:16.2.17.pr

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