[AFRICANUS libro septimo quaestionum. ] §4.6.29.pruidelicet ne cui officium publicum uel damno uel compendio sit.
[AFRICANUS in the seventh book of Questions.] That is to say, so that public duty may not be a source of either loss or gain to anyone.
Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §4.6.29.pr
Principle that Public Duty Brings Neither Loss nor Gain
Summary
It states the general principle concerning absence on public duty, which is that public service should not result in either a loss or an unfair gain for anyone.
Notes
- §4.6.29.prcui officium publicum uel damno uel compendio sit — This is a 'double dative' construction, where the indefinite pronoun cui (with the prefix ali- dropped after ne) is the dative of interest/reference, and damno and compendio are datives of purpose/effect. It explains the rationale behind the fair treatment mentioned in the preceding text as a general principle that public duty should not cause loss (damnum) or yield gain (compendium) to anyone.
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