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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §50.16.168.pr

Poles and Stakes Counted as Timber not Firewood

Passage 8982 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Explains that poles and stakes are classified as timber rather than firewood, and thus they are excluded from the legal definition of 'firewood'.

[PAULUS libro quarto ad Sabinum. ] §50.16.168.prPali et perticae in numerum materiae redigendi sunt, et ideo 'lignorum' appellatione non continentur.
[PAULUS, in the fourth book on Sabinus.] Poles and stakes must be reckoned in the category of timber, and therefore they are not included under the term 'firewood'.

Notes

  1. §50.16.168.prin numerum materiae redigendi sunt — The verb `redigere` combined with the prepositional phrase `in numerum` (governing a genitive) means "to reckon in the category of." `redigendi sunt` is a passive periphrastic conjugation (gerundive with `sunt`) expressing necessity or obligation ("must be reckoned"), agreeing with the compound subject `pali et perticae` (taking the masculine plural form `redigendi` as masculine is the grammatically dominant gender).

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §50.16.168.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:50.16.168.pr

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