[PAULUS libro undecimo ad edictum. ] §4.2.4.prEgo puto etiam seruitutis timorem similiumque admittendum.
[PAUL, On the Edict, book 11] I think that the fear of slavery and the like should also be admitted.
Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §4.2.4.pr
Fear of Slavery and Similar Threats as Grounds for Relief
Summary
Paulus expresses the view that, regarding the restitution for acts done under duress, the fear of slavery and similar threats should also be recognized as grounds.
Notes
- §4.2.4.pradmittendum — A gerundive in the accusative-with-infinitive construction, where *esse* is omitted (*admittendum [esse]*). It agrees in gender, number, and case with the subject accusative *timorem* (masculine accusative singular), expressing obligation or necessity ('should be admitted').
- §4.2.4.prsimiliumque — The neuter plural genitive of *similis* used substantively ('of similar things / the like'), accompanied by the enclitic conjunction *-que* ('and'). It stands in parallel with *seruitutis* and modifies the noun *timorem*.
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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §4.2.4.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:4.2.4.pr
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