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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §47.10.12.pr

Action for Iniuria for Claiming a Free Person as a Slave

Passage 8011 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

It is stipulated that if someone claims a person known to be free as a slave, an action for injuries lies against him, unless it is done for a legitimate reason such as preserving an eviction warranty.

[GAIUS libro uicensimo secundo ad edictum prouinciale. ] §47.10.12.prSi quis de libertate aliquem in seruitutem petat, quem sciat liberum esse, neque id propter euictionem, ut eam sibi conseruet, faciat: iniuriarum actione tenetur.
[GAIUS, On the Provincial Edict, book twenty-two.] If anyone claims someone from freedom into slavery, whom he knows to be free, and does not do this on account of eviction, in order to preserve it for himself, he is held liable under the action for injuries.

Notes

  1. §47.10.12.prsciat — Subjunctive present. In the relative clause (quem...) subordinate to the verb petat in the conditional clause (si-clause), the subjunctive is used to denote subjective knowledge ("knowing that...").
  2. §47.10.12.pream — Feminine singular pronoun referring to the preceding feminine noun euictionem (eviction). It describes a legitimate motive of preserving one's right to an eviction warranty.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §47.10.12.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:47.10.12.pr

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