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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §47.10.25.pr

Actions for Defilement of a Female Slave

Passage 8027 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

This section discusses the legal remedies available when a female slave is defiled, mentioning the action for injury, the action for theft, and, in the case of an immature virgin, the potential applicability of the Lex Aquilia.

[IDEM libro octauo decimo ad edictum. ] §47.10.25.prSi stuprum serua passa sit, iniuriarum actio dabitur: aut, si celauit mancipium uel quid aliud furandi animo fecit, etiam furti: uel, si uirginem inmaturam stuprauerit, etiam legis Aquiliae actionem competere quidam putant.
[THE SAME in the eighteenth book on the Edict.] If a female slave has suffered defilement, an action for injury will be granted; or, if he has concealed the slave or done anything else with the intention of stealing, an action for theft also [will be granted]; or, if he has defiled an immature virgin, some think that an action under the Lex Aquilia is also available.

Notes

  1. §47.10.25.pretiam furti — The noun `actio` (action) and the main verb `dabitur` (will be granted) are omitted after the genitive `furti`. The grammatical structure is parallel to the preceding `iniuriarum actio dabitur`.
  2. §47.10.25.prlegis Aquiliae actionem competere — An accusative with infinitive (A.C.I.) construction governed by the main verb `quidam putant` (some think). The accusative `actionem` serves as the subject of the infinitive `competere` (to be applicable/available).

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