Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §50.17.96.pr

Giving Priority to Speaker's Intent in Ambiguous Speech

Passage 9156 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

It stipulates that in interpreting ambiguous expressions, the intention of the person who uttered them must be given the greatest weight.

[MAECIANUS libro duodecimo fideicommissorum. ] §50.17.96.prIn ambiguis orationibus maxime sententia spectanda est eius, qui eas protulisset.

[MAECIANUS, from his twelfth book on Trusts.] In ambiguous expressions, the intention of the person who uttered them is especially to be regarded.

Notes

§50.17.96.prprotulisset — Subjunctive pluperfect of the verb proferre. The subjunctive is used in the relative clause (qui...) to denote a hypothetical or generalized subject ('whoever might have uttered them') rather than a specific individual.

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