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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §8.3.12.pr

Distinction and Definitions of Iter and Actus

Passage 1421 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Modestinus explains the definitions and differences between "iter" (the right to pass on foot or horseback) and "actus" (the right to drive beasts or vehicles) among rustic servitudes in Roman law.

[MODESTINUS libro nono differentiarum. ] §8.3.12.prInter actum et iter nonnulla est differentia: iter est enim, qua quis pedes uel eques commeare potest, actus uero, ubi et armenta traicere et uehiculum ducere liceat.
[MODESTINUS, Differences, Book 9] There is some difference between actus and iter: for iter is where one can travel on foot or on horseback, whereas actus is where it is permitted both to drive herds and to lead a vehicle.

Notes

  1. §8.3.12.prnonnulla — The feminine singular nominative of the adjective nonnullus (some, not none), modifying differentia. Through double negation, it emphasizes a positive nuance, meaning "considerable" or "not insignificant" rather than just "some."

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §8.3.12.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:8.3.12.pr

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