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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §46.2.11.pr-46.2.11.1

Definition and Methods of Delegation

Passage 7632 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Ulpian defines "delegation" (delegatio) and explains that it takes place either by stipulation or by joinder of issue (litis contestatio).

[ULPIANUS libro uicensimo septimo ad edictum. ] §46.2.11.prDelegare est uice sua alium reum dare creditori uel cui iusserit.
[ULPIAN, in the twenty-seventh book on the Edict.] To delegate is to present another debtor in one's own stead to the creditor, or to whomsoever the creditor shall have directed.
§46.2.11.1Fit autem delegatio uel per stipulationem uel per litis contestationem.
Moreover, delegation takes place either by stipulation or by joinder of issue.

Notes

  1. §46.2.11.pruice sua — The ablative singular of uicis ("turn", "stead") modified by the possessive adjective sua, meaning "in one's own stead". "One's own" refers to the original debtor who makes the delegation (delegans).

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §46.2.11.pr-46.2.11.1. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:46.2.11.pr-46.2.11.1

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