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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §49.14.44.pr

Those Reporting to Protect Themselves Not Informers

Passage 8565 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

States that a person who reports something to the treasury to protect their own legal case is not considered an informer (delator).

[PAULUS libro primo sententiarum. ] §49.14.44.prDelator non est, qui protegendae causae suae gratia aliquid ad fiscum nuntiat.
[PAULUS on Opinions, Book I.] A person who reports something to the treasury for the sake of protecting his own case is not an informer.

Notes

  1. §49.14.44.prprotegendae causae suae gratia — The gerundive protegendae agrees with the feminine singular genitive noun phrase causae suae. Together with the postpositioned gratia (which governs the genitive and means 'for the sake of'), it expresses purpose. In this context, causa refers to 'one's own case, legal standing, or interest'.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §49.14.44.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:49.14.44.pr

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