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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §50.17.206.pr

Prohibition of Unjust Enrichment at Another's Loss

Passage 9266 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

It states the principle of equity under natural law that no one should enrich themselves at the cost of another's loss and injury.

[IDEM libro nono ex uariis lectionibus. ] §50.17.206.prIure naturae aequum est neminem cum alterius detrimento et iniuria fieri locupletiorem.
[THE SAME, in his ninth book of Various Readings.] By natural law it is equitable that no one should become richer to the detriment and injury of another.

Notes

  1. §50.17.206.prIure naturae — Ablative of cause or accordance, meaning "by natural law" or "in accordance with natural law."
  2. §50.17.206.prneminem ... fieri locupletiorem — An accusative with infinitive (A.C.I.) clause acting as the subject of the impersonal expression `aequum est`. The negative pronoun `neminem` is the subject accusative of the infinitive `fieri` (present infinitive of `fio`, "to become"), and `locupletiorem` (accusative comparative of `locuples`, "rich") functions as the predicate accusative.

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