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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §23.4.14.pr

Agreements on Dowry Return Date Not Worsening the Wife

Passage 3473 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Paulus explains the legal rule that it is permissible to agree on the day for returning the dowry, provided that this agreement does not make the woman's condition worse.

[PAULUS libro trigesimo quinto ad edictum. ] §23.4.14.prDe die reddendae dotis hoc iuris est, ut liceat pacisci, qua die reddatur, dum ne mulieris deterior condicio fiet,
[PAULUS from the thirty-fifth book on the Edict.] Concerning the day for returning the dowry, the rule of law is this: that it is permitted to agree on which day it shall be returned, provided that the condition of the woman does not become worse,

Notes

  1. §23.4.14.prhoc iuris — iuris is a partitive genitive qualifying the neuter demonstrative pronoun hoc, meaning "this is the rule of law" or "this is the legal position."
  2. §23.4.14.prdum ne ... fiet — dum ne introduces a proviso ("provided that ... not"). Although classical grammar normally requires the subjunctive mood here, the future indicative fiet is used in this text (though some manuscript traditions read the subjunctive present fiat).

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §23.4.14.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:23.4.14.pr

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