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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §4.5.1.pr

Definition of Capitis Deminutio as Change of Status

Passage 753 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Defines "capitis minutio" (diminution of status) as a change of legal status.

[GAIUS libro quarto ad edictum prouinciale. ] §4.5.1.prCapitis minutio est status permutatio.
[GAIUS libro quarto ad edictum prouinciale.] Capitis minutio is a change of status.

Notes

  1. §4.5.1.prCapitis minutio — The genitive capitis (from caput, literally "head", here referring to legal personality or status) combined with minutio (diminution) denotes a change in a person's legal standing (also known as capitis deminutio).
  2. §4.5.1.prstatus permutatio — A change or exchange (permutatio) of legal standing (status). It functions as the predicate nominative, indicating a shift from one legal category to another, which is not restricted to degradation.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §4.5.1.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:4.5.1.pr

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