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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §50.16.23.pr

Inclusion of Causes and Rights under the Term Thing

Passage 8837 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Ulpianus states that the legal term 'thing' (res) encompasses both causes (causae) and rights (iura).

[ULPIANUS libro quarto decimo ad edictum. ] §50.16.23.pr'Rei' appellatione et causae et iura continentur.
[ULPIANUS, in the fourteenth book on the Edict.] Under the designation of 'thing', both causes and rights are included.

Notes

  1. §50.16.23.prRei — Genitive singular of the noun res (thing/matter). It functions as a genitive of definition (appositional genitive) modifying appellatio (designation), meaning "the designation of 'thing'".
  2. §50.16.23.prcausae — Nominative plural of causa (cause, reason, lawsuit, accessory). Here, it refers to legal "causes" or "accessory interests/relations" as intangible elements included under the category of "thing".

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