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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §50.16.146.pr

Inclusion of Spouse Grandparents as In-Laws

Passage 8960 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

It presents the legal opinion that the designations of father-in-law and mother-in-law also include the grandfather and grandmother of a spouse.

[TERENTIUS CLEMENS libro secundo ad legem Iuliam et Papiam. ] §50.16.146.pr'Soceri' 'socrus' appellatione auum quoque et auiam uxoris uel mariti contineri respondetur.
[TERENTIUS CLEMENS, from the second book on the Lex Iulia et Papia.] is answered that by the designation of ‘father-in-law’ and ‘mother-in-law’, the grandfather and grandmother also of a wife or a husband are contained.

Notes

  1. §50.16.146.prrespondetur — An impersonal passive verb meaning 'it is answered' or 'the opinion is given'. It constitutes the main clause of the sentence and takes the accusative and infinitive construction (contineri) as its subject or content.
  2. §50.16.146.pr'Soceri' 'socrus' — Genitive forms of the nouns 'socer' (father-in-law) and 'socrus' (mother-in-law). They function as genitives of definition modifying 'appellatione' (ablative of means, 'by the designation of'), specifying the terms themselves.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §50.16.146.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:50.16.146.pr

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