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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §46.5.4.pr

Renewal of Praetorian Stipulations upon Loss of Security

Passage 7791 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Paulus explains that praetorian stipulations are repeated when, through no fault of the stipulator, the security ceases to exist.

[PAULUS libro septuagensimo quinto ad edictum. ] §46.5.4.prPraetoriae stipulationes saepius interponuntur, cum sine culpa stipulatoris cautum esse desiit.
[PAULUS on the Edict, Book LXXV] Praetorian stipulations are interposed more than once, when, without any fault on the part of the stipulator, security has ceased to exist.

Notes

  1. §46.5.4.prsaepius — The comparative of the adverb saepe. Here, rather than a simple comparison ('more frequently'), it implies that the stipulation is interposed 'more than once' or 'repeatedly' as circumstances require.
  2. §46.5.4.prcautum esse desiit — cautum esse is the perfect passive infinitive of cavere (functioning impersonally or as a noun phrase meaning 'that security has been provided'), acting as the subject or complementary infinitive of desiit (third-person singular perfect of desinere). It means 'security has ceased to exist' or 'the state of being secured has ended.'

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §46.5.4.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:46.5.4.pr

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