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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §5.1.82.pr

Appointment of a Viator as Arbiter in Emergencies

Passage 963 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

It explains that Roman magistrates may sometimes exceptionally appoint a viator in place of an arbiter, and that this must only be done in urgent situations.

[IDEM libro primo de officio consulis. ] §5.1.82.prNonnumquam solent magistratus populi Romani uiatorem nominatim uice arbitri dare: quod raro et non nisi re urgente faciendum est.
[THE SAME, in the First Book on the Office of Consul.] Sometimes the magistrates of the Roman people are accustomed to appoint a viator by name in place of an arbiter; which must be done rarely, and only when the matter is urgent.

Notes

  1. 5.1.82.pruice arbitri — The noun uice (ablative singular of uicis) governs the genitive arbitri, functioning as a prepositional phrase meaning 'in place of' or 'instead of' an arbiter.
  2. 5.1.82.prquod — The relative pronoun in the neuter nominative singular, referring to the entire action of the preceding clause (magistrates appointing a viator as arbiter). It functions as a connecting relative, equivalent to 'and this' or 'but this'.
  3. 5.1.82.prre urgente — An ablative absolute consisting of re (ablative singular of res) and urgente (ablative singular of the present participle of urgere). Combined with non nisi ('not except' or 'only'), it functions as an adverbial phrase expressing a strict condition ('only when the matter is urgent').

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §5.1.82.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:5.1.82.pr

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