[PAULUS libro secundo ad Uitellium. ] §50.16.84.pr'Filii' appellatione omnes liberos intellegimus.
[PAULUS, on Vitellius, book 2.] By the designation 'sons' we understand all children.
Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §50.16.84.pr
Inclusion of All Children in the Term Sons
Summary
Addresses the scope of interpretation for the term 'sons' in legal texts, stating that it encompasses all children.
Notes
- §50.16.84.prFilii — The nominative plural (or genitive singular) form of the noun filius (son) is used here as a direct quotation or mention of the word itself. Grammatically, it stands in apposition to or directly specifies the content of the ablative 'appellatione' (by the designation).
- §50.16.84.prliberos — The term 'liberi' (freeborn children) denotes children of any gender and, in legal interpretation, can extend to further descendants. The text establishes an interpretive rule that the gender-specific or narrower term 'filii' (sons) should be understood as broadly synonymous with 'liberi'.
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