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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §50.1.31.pr

Freedom of Choosing a Domicile and Legal Limits

Passage 8674 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

States the principle that anyone is free to establish a domicile wherever they wish, provided it is not legally forbidden to them.

[MARCELLUS libro primo digestorum. ] §50.1.31.prNihil est impedimento, quo minus quis ubi uelit habeat domicilium, quod ei interdictum non sit.
[MARCELLUS, Digest, Book I]\n\nNothing is a hindrance to prevent anyone from having a domicile where he wishes, provided it is not forbidden to him.

Notes

  1. §50.1.31.primpedimento — Dative of purpose (dativus finis), functioning with the subject "nihil" to mean "serves as a hindrance."
  2. §50.1.31.prquo minus — A conjunctional phrase used after words of hindering (here, "impedimento") with the subjunctive ("habeat") to introduce a clause meaning "from doing something" or "lest."
  3. §50.1.31.prquis — The simple indefinite pronoun used instead of "aliquis" after the conjunction "quo minus," meaning "anyone" or "someone."
  4. §50.1.31.prquod ei interdictum non sit — A relative clause modifying "domicilium." The subjunctive "sit" adds a conditional or qualifying nuance ("provided that it is not forbidden to him").

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §50.1.31.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:50.1.31.pr

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