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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §23.3.1.pr

The Permanent Purpose of Dowry Remaining with Husband

Passage 3375 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Paulus explains that the purpose of a dowry is permanent, established by the giver's intent so that it remains with the husband indefinitely.

[PAULUS libro quarto decimo ad Sabinum. ] §23.3.1.prDotis causa perpetua est, et cum uoto eius qui dat ita contrahitur, ut semper apud maritum sit.
[PAULUS in the fourteenth book on Sabinus.] The purpose of a dowry is permanent, and it is contracted with the wish of the giver in such a way that it should always remain with the husband.

Notes

  1. §23.3.1.prDotis causa — Here, 'causa' refers to the 'purpose', 'character', or 'legal nature' of the institution rather than a 'cause' or 'lawsuit'. 'Dotis' is a genitive of definition or quality modifying 'causa'.
  2. §23.3.1.prita contrahitur, ut ... sit — The adverb 'ita' and the conjunction 'ut' introducing the subjunctive (here 'sit') are used correlatively to specify the purpose or result of the contracting act ('contrahitur'), namely, 'that it should always remain with the husband'.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §23.3.1.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:23.3.1.pr

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