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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §39.2.2.pr

Gaius' Definition of Prospective Damage

Passage 6123 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Gaius' definition of prospective damage (damnum infectum), explained as damage not yet done but feared to occur in the future.

[GAIUS libro uicensimo octauo ad edictum prouinciale. ] §39.2.2.prDamnum infectum est damnum nondum factum, quod futurum ueremur.
[GAIUS libro uicensimo octauo ad edictum prouinciale.] Prospective damage is damage not yet done, which we fear will occur.

Notes

  1. §39.2.2.prdamnum infectum — Literally "damage not done", referring in a legal context to prospective or threatened damage.
  2. §39.2.2.prquod futurum ueremur — The relative pronoun `quod` refers back to the antecedent `damnum` and serves as the subject accusative of the future infinitive `futurum [esse]` within the relative clause. `ueremur` is a deponent verb meaning "to fear," taking an accusative with infinitive construction as its object.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §39.2.2.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:39.2.2.pr

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