Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §44.7.6.pr

Expiry of the Final Day to Extinguish Temporal Actions

Passage 7291 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Explains the principle that in all temporal actions, the obligation is not extinguished unless the very last day of the period is fully completed.

[PAULUS libro quarto ad Sabinum. ] §44.7.6.prIn omnibus temporalibus actionibus nisi nouissimus totus dies compleatur, non finit obligationem.

[PAULUS, from the fourth book on Sabinus.] In all temporal actions, unless the very last day is fully completed, [the lapse of time] does not end the obligation.

Notes

§44.7.6.prtemporalibus actionibus — Refers to actions that must be brought within a certain period of time (e.g., one year), i.e., those subject to a time limit. It raises the question of how days are calculated for this period.
§44.7.6.prnon finit obligationem — The subject of the verb finit (ends, terminates) is not explicitly stated, but in context, "the lapse of time" (temporis cursus) or "the expiration of the period" is understood. Alternatively, the situation of the preceding nisi clause (the failure to complete the last day) can be understood as the subject: "does not end the obligation."

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §44.7.6.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:44.7.6.pr

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