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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §50.16.157.pr-50.16.157.1

Scope and Definition of the Terms Wall and Way

Passage 8971 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

The definition of the legal terms 'wall' and 'way' by Aelius Gallus, specifying what structures or paths fall under these categories.

[AELIUS GALLUS libro primo de uerborum quae ad ius pertinent significatione. ] §50.16.157.prParies' est, siue murus siue maceria est.
[AELIUS GALLUS, in the first book On the Signification of Words pertaining to Law.] There is a 'wall', whether it is a wall or an enclosure wall.
§50.16.157.1Item 'uia' est, siue semita siue iter est.
Likewise, there is a 'way', whether it is a footpath or a passage.

Notes

  1. §50.16.157.prParies' est — Although it can be translated literally as 'a wall exists,' in this legal definitional context, it means 'the term wall applies' or 'is constituted,' whether the structure is a 'murus' or a 'maceria'.
  2. §50.16.157.prsiue ... siue — Correlative conjunctions introducing a concessive condition, meaning 'whether ... or ...'. Along with the following verb 'est', they list the specific instances that fall under the general definition of 'paries'.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §50.16.157.pr-50.16.157.1. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:50.16.157.pr-50.16.157.1

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