[ULPIANUS libro primo ad edictum. ] §50.16.1.prUerbum hoc 'si quis' tam masculos quam feminas complectitur.
[Ulpianus, in the first book on the Edict.] This phrase 'if anyone' embraces males as well as females.
Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §50.16.1.pr
Scope of the Phrase 'If Anyone' in Interpretation
Summary
Ulpian explains that the phrase 'if anyone' in legal texts encompasses both males and females.
Notes
- §50.16.1.pruerbum hoc 'si quis' — The singular noun 'uerbum' originally means 'word,' but here it refers to the phrase or expression consisting of two words, 'si quis' (if anyone). In classical and legal Latin, the singular 'uerbum' is commonly used to denote a phrase, formula, or entire clause.
- §50.16.1.prcomplectitur — Third-person singular present indicative of the deponent verb complector (to embrace, include), here used with active meaning ('embraces' or 'includes').
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