[PAULUS libro undecimo ad edictum. ] §4.3.22.prNam sufficit periurii poena.
[PAULUS libro undecimo ad edictum.] For the punishment of perjury is sufficient.
Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §4.3.22.pr
Sufficiency of Punishment for Perjury and the Oath
Summary
Paulus points out that the punishment of perjury is sufficient, serving as a reason to support the binding effect of the oath discussed in the previous section.
Notes
- §4.3.22.prperiurii poena — periurii is the genitive singular of the neuter noun periurium (perjury), functioning as an objective genitive modifying poena (punishment), meaning 'punishment for perjury.'
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