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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §9.2.6.pr

Teacher's Excessive Chastisement Attributed to Fault

Passage 1522 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Briefly explains that the excessive severity of a teacher must be attributed to fault (culpa).

[PAULUS libro uicensimo secundo ad edictum. ] §9.2.6.prpraeceptoris enim nimia saeuitia culpae adsignatur.
[PAUL, from the twenty-second book on the Edict.] For the excessive severity of a teacher is attributed to fault.

Notes

  1. 9.2.6.prculpae adsignatur — The dative `culpae` is used with the passive verb `adsignatur` to mean "is attributed to fault." This indicates that the excessive disciplinary action of a teacher constitutes "fault" (culpa), which is a requirement for liability under the Lex Aquilia.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §9.2.6.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:9.2.6.pr

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