Humanitext Reader

Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §40.2.1.pr

Manumission before a Praetor Acting as Tutor

Passage 6321 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Explains the principle that a ward can manumit a slave before a praetor who also serves as their tutor, provided they have the tutor's own authorization.

[POMPONIUS libro primo ad Sabinum. ] §40.2.1.prApud praetorem eundemque tutorem posse pupillum ipso auctore manumittere constat.
[POMPONIUS, in the first book on Sabinus.] It is well established that a ward can manumit a slave before a praetor who is also his tutor, with the authorization of the tutor himself.

Notes

  1. §40.2.1.preundemque tutorem — Indicates a situation where the same person simultaneously holds the two roles of praetor and tutor.
  2. §40.2.1.pripso auctore — Ablative absolute (or ablative of attendant circumstance). Here, the noun auctor refers to the tutor who grants authorization in Roman law, while the pronoun ipso emphasizes the very person who is also acting as the praetor.

Cite this passage

Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §40.2.1.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:40.2.1.pr

Please note the AI-draft status of the translation and the date accessed.

Translation, notes and summary are AI-generated drafts, revised through reader feedback.