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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §47.2.4.pr

Interpretation of Destination in Manifest Theft

Passage 7864 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Paulus states that the phrase 'where one has intended to carry it away' should be understood as the place where the thief intended to remain with the stolen property on that day.

[PAULUS libro nono ad Sabinum. ] §47.2.4.pr'Quo destinauerit quis auferre' sic accipiendum est 'quo destinauerit eo die manere cum eo furto'.
[PAULUS libro nono ad Sabinum.] 'Where one has intended to carry it away' is to be understood as 'where he has intended to remain on that day with that stolen property'.

Notes

  1. §47.2.4.prcum eo furto — The abstract noun 'furtum' (theft) is used here in the concrete sense of 'stolen property' (res furtiua), serving as the object of the preposition 'cum' (with).
  2. §47.2.4.prQuo destinauerit quis auferre — In the quoted phrase, 'quo' is a relative adverb with an omitted antecedent (such as 'eo loci'), meaning 'to the place where'. 'destinauerit' is in the subjunctive perfect, reflecting the subjective intention or plan within the quoted context.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §47.2.4.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:47.2.4.pr

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