[IDEM libro sexto epistularum. ] §50.17.199.prNon potest dolo carere, qui imperio magistratus non paruit.
[THE SAME, in his sixth book of Epistles.] He who has not obeyed the command of a magistrate cannot be free from fraud.
Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §50.17.199.pr
Presumption of Fraud in Disobedience to a Magistrate
Summary
It states the principle that anyone who fails to obey the command of a magistrate cannot be considered to lack fraud or bad faith.
Notes
- 50.17.199.prdolo carere — The verb carere (to lack) governs the ablative case, hence the ablative form dolo (from dolus).
- 50.17.199.prqui — The demonstrative pronoun serving as the subject of the main clause is omitted, making the entire relative clause qui imperio magistratus non paruit function as the subject.
- 50.17.199.primperio — The verb parere (to obey) governs the dative case, hence the dative form imperio (from imperium).
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