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§5.6.2.pr

Equivalence of the Fideicommissary and Civil Petitions

It states that the fideicommissary petition for inheritance admits the same rules and scope as the civil petition for inheritance.

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[PAULUS libro uicensimo ad edictum.]

[PAULUS, in the twentieth book on the Edict.]

§5.6.2.pr

​Quae actio1 eadem recipit, quae hereditatis petitio ciuilis.2

​This action admits the same things as a civil petition for inheritance.

Syntax notes2 items
  1. 5.6.2.prQuae actio

    A relative pronoun at the beginning of a sentence (relative connection), functioning like a demonstrative adjective pointing back to the 'fideicommissary petition for inheritance' mentioned in the preceding section.

  2. 5.6.2.preadem recipit, quae hereditatis petitio ciuilis

    The correlative expression eadem... quae... ('the same... as...') is used. Here, eadem is neuter plural accusative, serving as the object of recipit. The relative pronoun quae is also neuter plural accusative, with the verb recipit understood in the relative clause ('the same things as the civil petition for inheritance admits').

Translated by Gemini 3.5 Flash (published 2026-07-12)urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:5.6.2.pr