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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §3.2.18.pr

Exclusion of Calumny for Possession by Mistaken Belief

Passage 476 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

It states that a woman who acted under a false belief cannot be deemed to have taken possession of property with malicious intent (calumny).

[GAIUS libro tertio ad edictum prouinciale. ] §3.2.18.prEa, quae falsa existimatione decepta est, non potest uideri per calumniam in possessione fuisse.
[GAIUS, in his Third Book on the Provincial Edict.] She who was deceived by a false belief cannot be deemed to have been in possession through calumny.

Notes

  1. §3.2.18.prfalsa existimatione — An ablative phrase meaning 'by a false belief' or 'by an erroneous estimation/misunderstanding'. It denotes the cause or means of deception, modifying 'decepta est'.
  2. §3.2.18.prper calumniam — Preposition 'per' with the accusative. In Roman law, 'calumny' refers to malicious prosecution or wrongful harassment. The phrase means 'with malicious or fraudulent intent'.
  3. §3.2.18.prnon potest uideri — The passive infinitive 'uideri' (from uideo) in legal contexts means 'to be deemed' or 'to be adjudged' rather than merely 'to appear'. Thus, 'non potest uideri' translates to 'cannot be deemed'.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §3.2.18.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:3.2.18.pr

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