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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §25.4.3.pr

Granting Petitions by Heirs to Guard the Womb

Passage 3719 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

It prescribes that anyone designated as a substitute or direct heir to an unborn child should have their petition granted if they wish to guard the womb.

[PAULUS libro quarto decimo ad Plautium. ] §25.4.3.prQui uentri substitutus est uel institutus, si uentrem seruare uelit, audiendus est.
[PAULUS, On Plautius, Book 14] Anyone who has been substituted or instituted to a child in the womb, if he wishes to guard the womb, ought to be heard.

Notes

  1. §25.4.3.pruentri substitutus est uel institutus — The dative uentri depends on both substitutus est and institutus [est]. In Roman law, venter (literally 'belly') is used metonymically to refer to the unborn child. The term substituere means to designate a substitute heir, whereas instituere means to designate an heir directly.
  2. §25.4.3.praudiendus est — The passive periphrastic conjugation consisting of the gerundive audiendus and est expresses necessity or propriety ('ought to be heard'). In a legal context, it means that the person's petition or standing in court should be admitted or granted.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §25.4.3.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:25.4.3.pr

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