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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §48.5.36.pr

Correction of Errors in Adultery Accusations

Passage 8210 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

It stipulates that if a person accusing someone of adultery makes an error in the written accusation, they are permitted to correct it as long as the time limits allow, to prevent the case from being extinguished.

[IDEM libro octauo regularum. ] §48.5.36.prAccusaturus adulterii si quid circa inscriptionem errauerit, si tempora largiantur, emendare non prohibetur, ne causa aboleatur.
[THE SAME, Rules, Book VIII.] A person who is about to accuse someone of adultery, if he has made any error regarding the written accusation, is not prohibited from correcting it, provided that time permits, so that the case may not be extinguished.

Notes

  1. §48.5.36.prAccusaturus — The future active participle `accusaturus` is used substantively as the subject of the main clause, meaning "one who is about to accuse." The genitive `adulterii` expresses the charge associated with the accusation.
  2. §48.5.36.prsi tempora largiantur — `tempora` (nominative plural of `tempus`) is the subject of the deponent verb `largiantur` (present subjunctive, 3rd person plural), meaning "if the times permit/allow." It refers to the legally prescribed time limits for bringing or amending an accusation.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §48.5.36.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:48.5.36.pr

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