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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §40.5.27.pr

Petition to the Emperor in Special Cases of Trust Freedom

Passage 6439 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Explains that in special cases where the Rubrian senatusconsultum is not directly applicable, the Emperor must be petitioned to secure the slave's freedom.

[PAULUS libro tertio fideicommissorum. ] §40.5.27.prItaque hoc casu princeps adeundus est, ut et in hoc casu libertati prospiciatur.
[PAULUS libro tertio fideicommissorum.] Therefore, in this case, the Emperor must be petitioned, so that in this case as well, provision may be made for freedom.

Notes

  1. §40.5.27.prprinceps adeundus est — A passive periphrastic construction using the gerundive 'adeundus' from the transitive verb 'adire' (to approach, petition) which governs an accusative. 'Princeps' in the nominative functions as the grammatical subject, meaning literally 'the Emperor must be approached', i.e., 'one must petition the Emperor'. The dative of agent is omitted as it is implied from the context.
  2. §40.5.27.prlibertati prospiciatur — A present subjunctive passive third-person singular of 'prospicere' (to look out for, make provision for, governing the dative), used impersonally. The dative 'libertati' indicates the object for which provision is made. This forms a purpose clause introduced by the conjunction 'ut'.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §40.5.27.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:40.5.27.pr

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