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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §4.6.18.pr

Restitution for Adults: Recovery Without Unjust Gain

Passage 781 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Paulus explains that the relief of restitution is granted to adults only for the purpose of recovering their property, and not for the purpose of making a profit from another's penalty or loss.

[PAULUS libro duodecimo ad edictum. ] §4.6.18.prSciendum est, quod in his casibus restitutionis auxilium maioribus damus in quibus rei dumtaxat persequendae gratia queruntur, non cum et lucri faciendi ex alterius poena uel damno auxilium sibi impertiri desiderant.
[PAULUS libro duodecimo ad edictum.] It must be understood that we grant the relief of restitution to adults in those cases in which they complain merely for the sake of recovering their property, and not when they desire assistance to be granted to them for the purpose of making a profit from the penalty or loss of another.

Notes

  1. §4.6.18.prmaioribus — Dative plural of the substantival adjective maior ('older'), which in Roman law refers to 'adults over the age of twenty-five.' This stands in contrast with minors under twenty-five (minores), who were generally granted the relief of restitution (in integrum restitutio) more readily, whereas adults required specific, justifiable grounds.
  2. §4.6.18.prlucri faciendi — Genitive of the gerundive, contrasted with the preceding phrase 'rei persequendae gratia' ('for the sake of recovering property'). It either implies the omission of 'gratia' or 'causa' ('for the purpose of making a profit') or functions as a genitive modifying the following noun 'auxilium' ('assistance of making a profit'). In either case, it refers to a claim aimed at gaining a profit rather than merely recovering a loss.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §4.6.18.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:4.6.18.pr

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