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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §50.17.90.pr

The Priority of Equity in All Legal Matters

Passage 9150 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

This section states the fundamental legal principle that equity (aequitas) must be regarded in all matters, and most especially in the application of the law.

[IDEM libro quinto decimo quaestionum. ] §50.17.90.prIn omnibus quidem, maxime tamen in iure aequitas spectanda est.
[The SAME, from his fifteenth book of Questions.] In all matters indeed, but especially in law, equity must be regarded.

Notes

  1. §50.17.90.prspectanda est — A passive periphrastic conjugation consisting of the gerundive spectanda and the verb est, expressing necessity or obligation: "must be regarded" or "is to be looked to."
  2. §50.17.90.prIn omnibus — Composed of the preposition in and the neuter plural ablative substantive of the adjective omnis, meaning "in all things" or "in all matters."

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