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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §45.1.18.pr

Single Obligation in Repeated Stipulations for the Same Thing

Passage 7364 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

This fragment states that a person who promises the same thing twice is legally bound only once by operation of law.

[POMPONIUS libro decimo ad Sabinum. ] §45.1.18.prQui bis idem promittit, ipso iure amplius quam semel non tenetur.
[POMPONIUS, in the tenth book on Sabinus.] He who promises the same thing twice is not bound by operation of law for more than once.

Notes

  1. §45.1.18.pripso iure — An ablative of means meaning "by the law itself." It is a legal technical term indicating that an effect occurs automatically ("by operation of law") without requiring specific procedural remedies like an exception (exceptio).
  2. §45.1.18.pramplius quam semel — A phrase composed of the comparative adverb amplius, the comparative conjunction quam, and the numeral adverb semel. In coordination with the negative non in the main clause, it expresses a limitation: "not more than once."

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §45.1.18.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:45.1.18.pr

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