[LICINNIUS RUFINUS libro septimo regularum. ] §50.16.155.pr'Proximi' appellatione etiam ille continetur, qui solus est.
[LICINNIUS RUFINUS, in the seventh book of Rules.] By the term 'proximus', even he is included who is alone.
Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §50.16.155.pr
Inclusion of a Single Person in the Term Proximus
Summary
It states that the legal term 'proximus' (nearest) also includes a person who is alone.
Notes
- §50.16.155.prProximi — Genitive singular masculine of the adjective *proximus* ('nearest', 'next'), used here substantively. In legal interpretation, even if there is only one person and no others with whom to compare, that single person is still included under the term 'nearest'.
- §50.16.155.prappellatione — Ablative singular of the noun *appellatio* ('designation', 'term'). It functions as an ablative of means or specification, meaning 'by the designation of' or 'under the term of'.
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