[IDEM libro secundo ad edictum. ] §50.17.106.prLibertas inaestimabilis res est.
[THE SAME, from his second book on the Edict.] Liberty is a thing of inestimable value.
Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §50.17.106.pr
Inestimable Value of Liberty as Priceless
Summary
Indicating the source from the second book of Paulus on the Edict, this section presents the famous legal maxim that liberty is of inestimable value.
Notes
- 50.17.106.prinaestimabilis — An adjective composed of the negative prefix in- and aestimabilis (estimable), meaning "inestimable" or "priceless." It represents a fundamental principle in Roman law that liberty transcends any monetary valuation.
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