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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §25.7.4.pr

Determination of Concubine Status by Subjective Intention

Passage 3727 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

This section states that the status of a concubine should be judged solely on the basis of the subjective intention of the mind rather than external criteria.

[PAULUS libro nono decimo responsorum. ] §25.7.4.prConcubinam ex sola animi destinatione aestimari oportet.
[PAULUS, Responses, Book 19] A concubine should be judged solely by the intention of the mind.

Notes

  1. §25.7.4.prConcubinam ... aestimari oportet — The accusative and infinitive clause `Concubinam ... aestimari` serves as the subject of the impersonal verb `oportet` (it is necessary / one should). The accusative `Concubinam` is the subject of the passive infinitive `aestimari`.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §25.7.4.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:25.7.4.pr

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