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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §50.16.36.pr

Definition of Lis as Encompassing All Legal Actions

Passage 8850 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Ulpian defines the term 'lis' (litigation), explaining that it encompasses all legal actions, whether they are in rem or in personam.

[ULPIANUS libro uicensimo tertio ad edictum. ] §50.16.36.pr'Litis' nomen omnem actionem significat, siue in rem siue in personam sit.
[ULPIANUS, in the twenty-third book on the Edict.] The word 'lis' signifies every action, whether it be in rem or in personam.

Notes

  1. §50.16.36.prLitis — The genitive singular of the noun lis (litigation), modifying nomen (name, term). This is an appositional or definitive genitive (genitivus definitivus), meaning "the word 'lis'".
  2. §50.16.36.prsit — Subjunctive present; its subject is the preceding noun actionem (the accusative singular of actio, "action"). It is used in an adverbial clause of concession introduced by siue... siue... ("whether... or...").

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