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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §48.13.1.pr

Prohibitions of Embezzlement and Debasing Metals under Lex Julia

Passage 8312 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

This passage outlines the prohibitions under the Lex Julia on embezzlement concerning the misappropriation of sacred, religious, or public money, and the intentional debasement of public precious metals.

[ULPIANUS libro quadragensimo quarto ad Sabinum. ] §48.13.1.prLege Iulia peculatus cauetur, ne quis ex pecunia sacra religiosa publicaue auferat neue intercipiat neue in rem suam uertat neue faciat, quo quis auferat intercipiat uel in rem suam uertat, nisi cui utique lege licebit: neue quis in aurum argentum aes publicum quid indat neue immisceat neue quo quid indatur immisceatur faciat sciens dolo malo, quo id peius fiat.
[ULPIANUS on Sabinus, Book XLIV] By the Lex Julia on embezzlement, it is provided that no one shall carry away, intercept, or convert to his own use any sacred, religious, or public money, nor do anything whereby anyone may carry away, intercept, or convert it to his own use, unless this is specifically permitted to someone by law; and that no one shall introduce or mix any substance into public gold, silver, or bronze, nor knowingly and with malicious intent do anything whereby any substance is introduced or mixed therein, so that its quality is impaired.

Notes

  1. §48.13.1.prneue faciat, quo quis auferat — The conjunction `quo` (functioning like `ut` to introduce a clause of purpose or result) combined with the preceding `neue faciat` dictates that no one should commit an act that leads to the specified unlawful outcome.
  2. §48.13.1.prnisi cui utique lege licebit — The pronoun `cui` serves as the dative of the indefinite pronoun `quis` (anyone) following the conditional particle `nisi`, acting as the indirect object of the impersonal verb `licebit`.
  3. §48.13.1.prsciens dolo malo — The combination of the participle `sciens` (knowingly) and the ablative phrase `dolo malo` (with malicious intent) is a formulaic legal expression explicitly requiring the subjective element of intent and bad faith in Roman law.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §48.13.1.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:48.13.1.pr

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