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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §46.5.6.pr

Enforcement of Penalties upon Default in Praetorian Stipulations

Passage 7793 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

This section explains that in praetorian stipulations where a penalty is imposed for non-performance, the stipulation for the penalty is committed (or becomes enforceable) once the condition of non-performance is met.

[IDEM libro quarto decimo ad Plautium. ] §46.5.6.prIn omnibus praetoriis stipulationibus, in quibus primo fieri aliquid, deinde, si factum non sit, poenam inferimus, poenae nomine stipulatio committitur.
[THE SAME, on Plautius, Book XIV] In all praetorian stipulations, in which we first [stipulate] that something be done, and then, if it is not done, we impose a penalty, the stipulation is committed under the name of the penalty.

Notes

  1. §46.5.6.prfieri aliquid — Within the relative clause in quibus..., a governing verb (such as stipulamur "we stipulate" or cavemus "we provide") for the accusative with infinitive clause fieri aliquid (that something be done) is omitted. It stands in contrast with the subsequent poenam inferimus (we import/insert a penalty), reflecting the two-part structure of a stipulation containing a primary obligation followed by a penalty clause.
  2. §46.5.6.prstipulatio committitur — In legal contexts, committere means "to be incurred/forfeited" or "for a condition (of a penalty or security) to be fulfilled." Here, it signifies that upon the satisfaction of the suspensive condition that the performance was not rendered (si factum non sit), the stipulation for the penalty is activated and the obligation to pay it arises.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §46.5.6.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:46.5.6.pr

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