A Topic of Moral Theology
Accidental Elements of Betrothals
Accidental Elements of Betrothals, as treated in Wouters (Scholion. On Accidental Elements of Betrothals).
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breaking an engagement with conditions · conditions added to an engagement · engagement with a time limit (ed.)
In the index as Betrothals · Condition · Earnest-money · Mode · Oath · Penalty
In the manuals
Manual of Moral Theology (Manuale Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. II, Bk. III, Tr. VIII, Diss. I, Pt. I, Sect. III, Ch. II, Scholion. On Accidental Elements of Betrothals, n. 672 — I. A penalty is added to betrothals if the parties agree that something is to be paid by the one withdrawing. A stipulation of a penalty to be paid by one withdrawing justly is illicit and invalid, as being injurious to … Read in context →