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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §2.1.4.pr

Ordering Security and Possession as Imperium

Passage 243 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Ulpian states that ordering security by a praetorian stipulation and putting into possession belong to the realm of imperium rather than that of jurisdiction.

[IDEM libro primo ad edictum. ] §2.1.4.prIubere caueri praetoria stipulatione et in possessionem mittere imperii magis est quam iurisdictionis.
[THE SAME, On the Edict, Book I] To order security to be given by a praetorian stipulation and to put into possession belong to imperium rather than to jurisdiction.

Notes

  1. §2.1.4.primperii magis est quam iurisdictionis — The genitives 'imperii' and 'iurisdictionis' function as predicative genitives of possession or characteristic ('belongs to...', 'is of...'). It indicates which of the two powers of a magistrate—imperium (commanding/coercive power) or iurisdictio (jurisdiction/power to declare the law)—the actions in question are more aligned with.
  2. §2.1.4.prIubere caueri — The passive infinitive 'caueri' (to be secured/guaranteed) is used as the complement of 'iubere' (to order), meaning 'to order that security/guarantee be given'.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §2.1.4.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:2.1.4.pr

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