[IDEM libro tertio quaestionum. ] §50.17.75.prNemo potest mutare consilium suum in alterius iniuriam.
[THE SAME, from his third book of Questions.] No one can change his own purpose to the injury of another.
Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §50.17.75.pr
Prohibition of Changing Decisions to Another's Detriment
Summary
This fragment establishes the legal principle that a person cannot alter their decision or intention if doing so results in legal injury or prejudice to another.
Notes
- §50.17.75.prin alterius iniuriam — The preposition in with the accusative (iniuriam) indicates the result or purpose of the action ("to the injury of" or "resulting in injury to"). The noun iniuria refers to legal injury, wrong, or prejudice, and the genitive alterius functions as an objective genitive (injuring another).
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