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Usufruct in Corporeal Things and Its Extinction

Celsus defines usufruct as a right in a corporeal thing, emphasizing that if the physical thing itself is destroyed, the usufruct must also necessarily cease to exist.

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[CELSUS libro octauo decimo digestorum.]

[CELSUS, Digest, book 18]

§7.1.2.pr

​Est enim usus fructus ius in corpore, quo sublato1 et ipsum2 tolli necesse est.

​For usufruct is a right in a corporeal thing, and if this is destroyed, the usufruct itself must also of necessity perish.

Syntax notes2 items
  1. 7.1.2.prquo sublato

    An ablative absolute construction consisting of the relative pronoun quo (referring to the antecedent corpore, the corporeal body) and sublato (the perfect passive participle of tollere), expressing a conditional sense ("if this is destroyed").

  2. 7.1.2.pret ipsum

    The conjunction et is used adverbially here to mean "also" or "even", modifying the intensive pronoun ipsum (the usufruct itself).

Translated by Gemini 3.5 Flash (published 2026-07-13)urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:7.1.2.pr