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§8.6.1.pr

Extinction of Praedial Servitudes by Merger

This passage states that praedial servitudes are extinguished by merger (confusio) when the same person becomes the owner of both estates.

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[GAIUS libro septimo ad edictum prouinciale.]

[GAIUS, from the seventh book on the provincial edict.]

§8.6.1.pr

​Seruitutes praediorum confunduntur,1 si idem utriusque praedii dominus esse coeperit.2

​Praedial servitudes are extinguished by merger if the same person becomes the owner of both estates.

Syntax notes2 items
  1. 8.6.1.prconfunduntur

    In a legal context, the verb "confundere" refers to the extinguishment of a right (such as a servitude) by "merger" (confusio) when the ownership of both estates is united in the same person.

  2. 8.6.1.prcoeperit

    The future perfect form of the inceptive verb "coepisse" (to begin), which is frequently used in legal Latin to formally express the transition into a state (i.e., "comes to be" or "becomes").

Translated by Gemini 3.5 Flash (published 2026-07-12)urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:8.6.1.pr