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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §44.1.15.pr

Inadmissibility of Replication of Fraud against Oath

Passage 7204 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

It is stated that a replication of fraud should not be granted against the exception of an oath, as the praetor must ensure that the validity of any oath is not subjected to further inquiry.

[IULIANUS libro quarto ad Urseium Ferocem. ] §44.1.15.prAduersus exceptionem iurisiurandi. randi replicatio doli mali non debet dari, cum praetor id agere debet, ne de iureiurando cuiusquam quaeratur.
[JULIANUS in the fourth book on Urseius Ferox.] Against the exception of an oath, a replication of fraud ought not to be granted, since the praetor must see to it that no inquiry is made regarding anyone's oath.

Notes

  1. §44.1.15.priurisiurandi. randi — This is considered a clerical duplication (dittography) in the manuscript tradition. Standard critical editions read it as a single genitive form, iurisiurandi, which goes with the preceding exceptionem to form 'the exception of an oath' (exceptio iurisiurandi).
  2. §44.1.15.prid agere ... ne — The idiom 'id agere ut/ne' means 'to make it one's aim that...' or 'to see to it that... not...'. The pronoun id anticipates the following ne-clause.
  3. §44.1.15.prquaeratur — The third-person singular present subjunctive passive. It forms an impersonal passive construction with 'de' + ablative, meaning 'that inquiry be made regarding...'. It reflects the praetor's policy of preventing issues settled by oath from being reopened in court.

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