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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §48.5.8.pr

Joint Accusation of Both Parties in Incest

Passage 8182 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Marcianus' note on Papinian's work, stating that a joint charge of incest can be brought against both parties at the same time.

[MARCIANUS In libro secundo de adulteriis PAPINIANI MARCIANUS notat. ] §48.5.8.prIncesti commune crimen aduersus duos simul intentari potest.
[MARCIANUS, in notes on the second book of PAPINIAN ON ADULTERY, remarks:] A joint charge of incest can be brought against two persons at the same time.

Notes

  1. §48.5.8.prcrimen intentari — The noun crimen (usually "crime" or "accusation") functions as the subject of the passive infinitive intentari ("to be directed/brought"), indicating the active judicial procedure of bringing a formal charge or prosecution.
  2. §48.5.8.prcommune — A neuter nominative singular adjective modifying crimen. It signifies that the crime of incest is a joint act of both parties, thereby justifying a single, joint prosecution against both simultaneously.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §48.5.8.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:48.5.8.pr

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