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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §50.12.5.pr

Enforceability of Promises to Exhibit Shows Made by Letter

Passage 8787 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Ulpian replies to Charidemus that a person cannot be compelled to exhibit a public show solely on the basis of a letter sent while absent.

[ULPIANUS libro primo responsorum. ] §50.12.5.prCharidemo respondit ex epistula, quam muneris edendi gratia absens quis emisit, compelli eum ad editionem non posse.
[ULPIANUS, in the first book of Responses.] Ulpian replied to Charidemus that, on the basis of a letter which someone sent while absent for the purpose of exhibiting a show, he cannot be compelled to exhibit it.

Notes

  1. §50.12.5.prCharidemo — Dative case serving as the indirect object of the verb `respondit`, indicating Charidemus, the recipient of the reply.
  2. §50.12.5.prcompelli eum ad editionem non posse — An accusative with infinitive (AcI) construction introducing the content of the main verb `respondit`. The subject accusative of the infinitive is `eum`, which refers back to `quis` (the person who sent the letter while absent) in the relative clause.
  3. §50.12.5.prmuneris edendi gratia — The noun `munus` (public show/gift) and the gerundive of `edere` (to exhibit) combined with the postpositional `gratia` (governing the genitive) to express purpose: 'for the purpose of exhibiting a show'.
  4. §50.12.5.prabsens quis — The adjective `absens` (absent) is nominative singular masculine, agreeing with the indefinite pronoun `quis` (someone), and is used predicatively to mean 'while absent'.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §50.12.5.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:50.12.5.pr

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