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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §21.1.41.pr

Edict Prohibiting Inadequately Bound Harmful Animals

Passage 3057 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Paulus quotes the general clause of the curule aediles' edict, which prohibits keeping any other harmful animal, whether loose or inadequately bound.

[PAULUS libro secundo ad edictum aedilium curulium. ] §21.1.41.pret generaliter 'aliudue quod noceret animal, siue soluta sint, siue alligata, ut contineri uinculis, quo minus damnum inferant, non possint,
[PAULUS in the second book on the Edict of the Curule Aediles.] and generally 'or any other animal which might do harm, whether they are loose, or so bound that they cannot be confined by chains to prevent them from doing damage,'

Notes

  1. §21.1.41.prnoceret — Imperfect subjunctive of characteristic, or due to subordination to the general context of the edict. It designates an animal of such a nature that it might do harm.
  2. §21.1.41.prsoluta sint — An instance of constructio ad sensum (agreement according to sense), where the plural verbs and participles (soluta, alligata, sint) agree with the grammatically singular neuter noun animal treated collectively (or referring to all the animals listed previously).
  3. §21.1.41.prquo minus — A clause introduced by the conjunction quo minus (lest, from), dependent on the verb of restraining or preventing contineri (to be confined), expressing "from doing damage" or "lest they cause damage".

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