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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §41.1.51.pr-41.1.51.1

Reception of Deserters and Occupation of Enemy Property

Passage 6681 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Celsus states that deserters are received under the law of war, and that enemy property found among them becomes the property of the occupiers, not the state.

[CELSUS libro secundo digestorum. ] §41.1.51.prTransfugam iure belli recipimus.
[CELSUS, from the Digests, book 2] By the law of war, we receive deserters.
§41.1.51.1Et quae res hostiles apud nos sunt, non publicae, sed occupantium fiunt.
And hostile property which is among us becomes not public, but of those who occupy it.

Notes

  1. §41.1.51.1quae res hostiles — The relative adjective `quae` is integrated with the noun `res hostiles`, making the entire relative clause function as the subject of `fiunt`. It is equivalent to `eae res hostiles, quae apud nos sunt` (hostile property which is among us).
  2. §41.1.51.1occupantium — Genitive plural of the present participle `occupans` (one who occupies or takes possession). It functions as a genitive of possession with the verb `fiunt` (become), meaning 'become [the property] of those who occupy them.' The contrasting word `publicae` (public) likewise functions predicatively.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §41.1.51.pr-41.1.51.1. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:41.1.51.pr-41.1.51.1

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