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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §25.2.2.pr

Barring of Infamous Actions Against a Wife

Passage 3677 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

It is explained that, out of respect for the dignity of marriage, an action involving disgrace or infamy is not permitted against a wife.

[GAIUS libro ad edictum praetoris titulo de re iudicata. ] §25.2.2.prnam in honorem matrimonii turpis actio aduersus uxorem negatur:
[GAIUS, on the Edict of the Praetor, under the title on res iudicata.] for, out of respect for marriage, an action involving infamy against a wife is denied:

Notes

  1. §25.2.2.prin honorem — The prepositional phrase with the accusative 'in honorem' (literally 'into the honor of') functions idiomatically to mean 'out of respect for' or 'in honor of', indicating the purpose of maintaining the dignity of the marital relationship.
  2. §25.2.2.prturpis actio — Literally 'disgraceful action'. In the context of Roman law, this refers to an action that entails infamy (infamia) for the condemned defendant, such as an action for theft (actio furti). Bringing such a humiliating lawsuit against a spouse was legally barred.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §25.2.2.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:25.2.2.pr

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