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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §50.16.152.pr

Inclusion of Both Sexes in the Term Man

Passage 8966 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Gaius clarifies that the legal term 'man' (homo) encompasses both females and males without any doubt.

[GAIUS libro decimo ad legem Iuliam et Papiam. ] §50.16.152.pr'Hominis' appellatione tam feminam quam masculum contineri non dubitatur.
[GAIUS, in the tenth book on the Lex Iulia et Papia.] There is no doubt that both female and male are contained under the designation of 'man'.

Notes

  1. §50.16.152.prcontineri — An infinitive in the accusative with infinitive (AcI) construction introduced by the impersonally used main verb non dubitatur ('it is not doubted'). Its subject accusative is tam feminam quam masculum, while appellatione functions as an ablative of instrument or specification.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §50.16.152.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:50.16.152.pr

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