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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §40.12.15.pr

Gender and Age Requirements for Malice in Self-Sale

Passage 6580 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Paulus clarifies that the rule applies regardless of whether the person is male or female, provided they are of an age capable of forming malice.

[PAULUS libro quinquagensimo primo ad edictum. ] §40.12.15.pr(id est siue uirilis sexus siue feminini sit, dummodo eius aetatis sit, ut dolum capiat):
[PAULUS on the Edict, book fifty-one.] (that is, whether of the male or female sex, provided that they are of such an age as to be capable of malice):

Notes

  1. §40.12.15.pruirilis sexus siue feminini — Genitive of quality. The noun 'sexus' is understood after 'feminini'. They describe the quality or gender of the subject.
  2. §40.12.15.prdummodo eius aetatis sit, ut dolum capiat — The conjunction 'dummodo' introduces a proviso with the subjunctive 'sit'. 'eius aetatis' is a genitive of quality. The 'ut' clause is a consecutive clause (result clause) depending on 'eius', describing the age capable of forming intent or malice (dolum capere).

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §40.12.15.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:40.12.15.pr

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