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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §47.11.2.pr

Prohibition of Illicit Assemblies under Pretext of Religion

Passage 8049 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Ulpian states that holding illicit assemblies under the pretext of religion or the fulfillment of vows is not permitted, even for veterans.

[ULPIANUS libro quarto opinionum. ] §47.11.2.prSub praetextu religionis uel sub specie soluendi uoti coetus illicitos nec a ueteranis temptari oportet.
[ULPIANUS, from the fourth book of Opinions.] Under the pretext of religion or under the guise of fulfilling a vow, illicit assemblies ought not to be attempted even by veterans.

Notes

  1. §47.11.2.prsoluendi uoti — Genitive of the gerundive soluendi agreeing with the genitive of the noun uotum (vow), expressing the objective relationship of "fulfilling a vow."
  2. §47.11.2.prcoetus illicitos ... temptari oportet — The impersonal verb oportet takes the accusative and infinitive construction (with coetus illicitos as the subject accusative and temptari as the passive present infinitive) as its subject. Combined with the negative nec, it means "illicit assemblies ought not to be attempted."
  3. §47.11.2.prnec a ueteranis — The conjunction nec here functions with an emphatic negative force similar to ne...quidem ("not even"), showing that even veterans (ueterani), who typically enjoyed various legal privileges, are not exempt.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §47.11.2.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:47.11.2.pr

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