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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §41.2.11.pr

Lawful Possession Held by Praetorian Authority

Passage 6709 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

It states that possession held under the authority or approval of the praetor is considered lawful and just possession.

[PAULUS libro sexagensimo quinto ad edictum. ] §41.2.11.prIuste possidet, qui auctore praetore possidet.
[PAULUS, in the sixty-fifth book on the Edict.] He who possesses under the authority of the praetor possesses justly.

Notes

  1. §41.2.11.prauctore praetore — An ablative absolute construction consisting of two nouns without a participle, where both auctor (authorizer, guarantor) and praetor (praetor) are in the ablative case. It literally means "with the praetor being the authorizer," conveying the meaning "under the authority (or with the approval) of the praetor."

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §41.2.11.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:41.2.11.pr

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