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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §2.4.20.pr

Lawfulness of Summons from Doorways, Baths, and Theatres

Passage 284 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Gaius states that it is undoubtedly lawful to summon a person to court even from specific locations such as their doorway, a bath, or a theater.

[GAIUS libro primo ad legem duodecim tabularum. ] §2.4.20.prSed etiam ab ianua et balineo et theatro nemo dubitat in ius uocari licere.
[GAIUS, in the first book on the Law of the Twelve Tables.] But also, no one doubts that it is permitted to summon to court even from one's doorway, from a bath, or from a theater.

Notes

  1. §2.4.20.prnemo dubitat ... licere — When accompanied by a negation (nemo), the verb dubitare typically takes a quin-clause with the subjunctive in classical prose, but here it takes the accusative with infinitive (AcI) construction with licere. The subject of licere (to be permitted) is the passive infinitive phrase in ius uocari (to be summoned to court).

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §2.4.20.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:2.4.20.pr

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