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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §48.15.7.pr

Abolition of Fines and Imposition of Labor in Mines

Passage 8335 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Hermogenianus explains that the pecuniary penalty under the Lex Fabia has ceased to be applied in practice, and that offenders are now punished according to the severity of the crime, with most being condemned to the mines.

[HERMOGENIANUS libro quinto iuris epitomarum. ] §48.15.7.prPoena pecuniaria statuta lege Fabia in usu esse desiit: nam in hoc crimine detecti pro delicti modo coercentur et plerumque in metallum damnantur.
[HERMOGENIANUS, Book V of the Epitome of Law.] The pecuniary penalty established by the Lex Fabia has ceased to be in use; for those detected in this crime are punished according to the nature of the offense and are for the most part condemned to the mines.

Notes

  1. §48.15.7.prin usu esse — Meaning "to be in use" or "to be applied in practice," this infinitive complements the perfect verb `desiit` (from `desino`, "to cease"), together expressing the obsolescence of a practice ("has ceased to be in use").
  2. §48.15.7.prdetecti — The masculine plural nominative of the perfect passive participle `detectus` (detected, exposed), used substantively to mean "those detected (in this crime)," serving as the subject of the passive verbs `coercentur` and `damnantur`.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §48.15.7.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:48.15.7.pr

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