[ULPIANUS libro octauo ad edictum. ] §46.2.17.prDelegare scriptura uel nutu, ubi fari non potest, debitorem suum quis potest.
[ULPIANUS, On the Edict, Book 8.] Anyone can delegate his debtor by writing or by a nod, where he is unable to speak.
Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §46.2.17.pr
Delegation of a Debtor by a Mute Person
Summary
It stipulates that a person who is unable to speak can delegate their debtor by writing or by a nod.
Notes
- §46.2.17.prquis — The indefinite pronoun quis is used alone as the subject, meaning "anyone" or "a person." Although typically used after si, nisi, etc., here it denotes a general subject.
- §46.2.17.prDelegare... potest — The infinitive delegare is placed at the beginning of the sentence, separated from the auxiliary verb potest at the end (hyperbaton).
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