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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §49.14.25.pr

Burden of Proof on the Informer in Fiscal Cases

Passage 8546 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Ulpian cites a decree of Emperor Severus stating that in fiscal denouncements, the accused should not be required to prove the origin of their property, but the burden of proof lies on the informer.

[ULPIANUS libro nono decimo ad Sabinum. ] §49.14.25.prEst et decretum ab imperatore Seuero et constitutum nullo modo exigendum quem probare, unde habeat, circa delationes fiscales, sed delatorem probare debere quod intendit.
[ULPIAN, On Sabinus, Book XIX.] It has also been decreed and established by the Emperor Severus that, in regard to fiscal informations, no one is in any way to be required to prove whence he has what he possesses, but that the informer ought to prove what he alleges.

Notes

  1. §49.14.25.prquem — Used in the sense of the indefinite pronoun aliquem (anyone) because it follows the negative expression nullo modo. It functions as the subject accusative of the infinitive probare.
  2. §49.14.25.prexigendum — A gerundive (passive periphrastic) with the copula esse omitted, used impersonally. It forms the dependent clause under decretum et constitutum [esse], meaning 'it must not be demanded (of anyone to prove...)'.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §49.14.25.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:49.14.25.pr

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