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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §47.10.45.pr

Punishment for Injury in Extraordinary Proceedings by Status

Passage 8047 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Explains the legal practice where penalties for injury are determined in extraordinary proceedings based on the nature of the offense and the social status of the offender (slaves, lower-class free persons, or higher-class free persons).

[HERMOGENIANUS libro quinto epitomarum. ] §47.10.45.prDe iniuria nunc extra ordinem ex causa et persona statui solet.
[HERMOGENIANUS in the fifth book of his Epitomes.] Nowadays, in cases of injury, decisions are usually rendered outside the ordinary course of law, according to the nature of the case and the status of the person.
et serui quidem flagellis caesi dominis restituuntur, liberi uero humilioris quidem loci fustibus subiciuntur, ceteri autem uel exilio temporali uel interdictione certae rei coercentur.
And indeed, slaves, having been scourged, are restored to their masters; free persons of lower status, however, are subjected to beating with clubs; while others are punished either by temporary exile or by the interdiction of a certain thing.

Notes

  1. §47.10.45.prextra ordinem — Refers to the "extraordinary procedure" (cognitio extra ordinem) wherein an imperial magistrate directly hears and decides the case, as opposed to the classical formulary system.
  2. §47.10.45.prex causa et persona — Indicates that in determining penalties, both the severity of the offense (causa) and the social status or character of the parties (persona) are taken into consideration.
  3. §47.10.45.prhumilioris quidem loci — "Of lower status." loci is a genitive of quality modifying liberi. This reflects the strict social stratification in the later Roman Empire between lower classes (humiliores) and higher classes (honestiores).

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §47.10.45.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:47.10.45.pr

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