[ULPIANUS libro octauo ad legem Iuliam et Papiam. ] §48.8.15.prNihil interest, occidat quis an causam mortis praebeat.
[ULPIANUS, On the Lex Julia et Papia, Book 8] It makes no difference whether someone kills or provides the cause of death.
Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §48.8.15.pr
Equivalence of Direct Killing and Providing Cause of Death
Summary
It states that there is no difference in law between committing a direct killing and providing the cause of death.
Notes
- §48.8.15.proccidat quis an causam mortis praebeat — This is an indirect double question introduced by the impersonal verb "interest". The conjunction introducing the first alternative (such as "utrum" or "-ne") is omitted, and only "an" introduces the second, with the present subjunctives "occidat" and "praebeat" placed in coordination. "quis" is an indefinite pronoun equivalent to "aliquis" ("someone") and serves as the subject for both verbs.
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