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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §24.1.61.pr

Gifts upon Divorce due to Old Age, Illness, or Military Duty

Passage 3573 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Explains that the inability to maintain a marriage due to old age, ill health, or military service is another reason why donations made for the sake of divorce are permitted.

[GAIUS libro undecimo ad edictum prouinciale. ] §24.1.61.pruel senectutem aut ualetudinem aut militiam satis commode retineri matrimonium non possit:
[GAIUS, in the eleventh book on the Provincial Edict.] or old age, or ill health, or military service, the marriage cannot be maintained with sufficient convenience:

Notes

  1. §24.1.61.pruel senectutem aut ualetudinem aut militiam — The governing force of the preposition `propter` (on account of) from the end of the preceding fragment (D. 24.1.60.1) extends to these accusative nouns (senectutem, ualetudinem, militiam), and the `uti`-clause introduced there is completed by the verb `possit` in this fragment.
  2. §24.1.61.prsatis commode — An adverbial phrase modifying the passive infinitive `retineri` (to be maintained), expressing the difficulty of keeping the marriage intact under such circumstances.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §24.1.61.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:24.1.61.pr

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