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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §34.4.17.pr

Modification and Revocation of Earlier Provisions by Later Writings

Passage 5249 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

A view of Celsus, stating that nothing prevents an earlier written document from being corrected, changed, or rescinded by a later one.

[CELSUS libro uicesimo secundo digestorum. ] §34.4.17.prNihil prohibet priorem scripturam posteriore corrigere commutare rescindere.
[CELSUS in the twenty-second book of the Digests.] Nothing prevents correcting, changing, or rescinding an earlier writing by a later one.

Notes

  1. §34.4.17.prposteriore — In contrast with the feminine accusative phrase "priorem scripturam", "scriptura" is understood as omitted after "posteriore" (ablative feminine singular of the adjective "posterior"). The case is an ablative of means.
  2. §34.4.17.prcorrigere commutare rescindere — These three infinitives are placed in asyndeton (without conjunctions). They function as the direct object (or complementary infinitives) of the transitive verb "prohibet", and their logical subject (such as the testator) is omitted as it is obvious from the context.

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