[IDEM libro septimo differentiarum. ] §50.17.195.prExpressa nocent, non expressa non nocent.
[THE SAME, in the seventh book of Differences.] Things expressed are prejudicial, things not expressed are not prejudicial.
Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §50.17.195.pr
Harmful Effect of Express Terms versus Silence
Summary
A concise legal maxim by Modestinus regarding the legal effect and prejudice of expressed terms versus unexpressed ones.
Notes
- §50.17.195.prExpressa... non expressa — The perfect passive participle of the verb exprimere (to express) in the neuter plural nominative, used substantively to mean 'things expressed' or 'express terms'.
- §50.17.195.prnocent — The third-person plural present active indicative of the intransitive verb noceo (to harm, to be prejudicial). In a legal context, it means that explicit provisions or clauses operate to the prejudice of a party.
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