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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §45.1.26.pr

Invalidity of Immoral Stipulations

Passage 7372 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

States the general rule that immoral stipulations are of no legal force.

[ULPIANUS libro quadragesimo secundo ad Sabinum. ] §45.1.26.prGeneraliter nouimus turpes stipulationes nullius esse momenti:
[ULPIAN, in the forty-second book on Sabinus.] Generally we know that shameful stipulations are of no moment.

Notes

  1. §45.1.26.prnouimus — The perfect tense of the verb nōscō (to learn, come to know) is used with a present meaning, "we know".
  2. §45.1.26.prnullius esse momenti — momenti is the genitive singular of momentum (weight, influence, importance). Accompanied by nullius (genitive singular of nullus) and the infinitive esse, it functions as a genitive of quality, meaning "to be of no importance or force".

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §45.1.26.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:45.1.26.pr

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