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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §22.5.5.pr

Inclusion of Fiancés in Testimonial Exemption

Passage 3258 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

In laws exempting a son-in-law or father-in-law from being compelled to testify, the terms "son-in-law" and "father-in-law" are interpreted to include a daughter's fiancé and a fiancé's father, respectively.

[GAIUS libro quarto ad legem Iuliam et Papiam. ] §22.5.5.prIn legibus, quibus excipitur, ne gener aut socer inuitus testimonium dicere cogeretur, generi appellatione sponsum quoque filiae contineri placet: item soceri sponsae patrem.
[GAIUS, On the Lex Julia et Papia, Book 4.]In the laws in which an exception is made that a son-in-law or a father-in-law should not be compelled to give testimony against his will, it is accepted that the term "son-in-law" also includes the daughter's fiancé; likewise, [that the term "father-in-law" includes] the fiancé's father.

Notes

  1. §22.5.5.pritem soceri sponsae patrem — This phrase is a highly elliptical expression, supplying [appellatione] contineri placet from the preceding clause. The accusative patrem (the father of the fiancée) functions as the subject of the passive infinitive contineri in an accusative-with-infinitive construction, and the genitive soceri limits the omitted [appellatione].
  2. §22.5.5.prgeneri — Genitive singular of the noun gener (son-in-law), qualifying the ablative appellatione (ablative singular of appellatio, "name").

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §22.5.5.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:22.5.5.pr

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