[IDEM libro trigesimo ad edictum. ] §50.16.186.pr'Commendare' nihil aliud est quam deponere.
[THE SAME, in the thirtieth book on the Edict.] To 'commend' is nothing other than to deposit.
Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §50.16.186.pr
Synonymy of Commendare and Deponere
Summary
Ulpian defines the legal term "commendare" (to commend) as being substantively synonymous with "deponere" (to deposit).
Notes
- §50.16.186.prCommendare ... deponere — The present active infinitives `commendare` and `deponere` are used substantively here, equivalent to neuter singular nouns in the nominative case. `commendare` serves as the subject of the sentence, while `deponere` functions as the nominative complement introduced by the comparative expression `nihil aliud ... quam` (nothing other than).
Cite this passage
Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §50.16.186.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:50.16.186.pr
Please note the AI-draft status of the translation and the date accessed.
Translation, notes and summary are AI-generated drafts, revised through reader feedback.