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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §1.7.27.pr

Status of the Child of an Adopted Son in Civil Law

Passage 129 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

It stipulates that a person born of an adopted son occupies the position of an adopted son under civil law.

[IDEM libro octagensimo quinto digestorum. ] §1.7.27.prEx adoptiuo natus adoptiui locum optinet in iure ciuili.
[THE SAME, Digest, book 85.] A person born of an adopted son occupies the position of an adopted son in civil law.

Notes

  1. §1.7.27.pradoptiuo — A substantival use of the masculine singular ablative of the adjective `adoptiuus` (adopted), referring to 'an adopted son'. Combined with the preposition `ex`, it signifies 'one born of an adopted son'.
  2. §1.7.27.prlocum optinet — The verb `optineo` (to occupy, maintain) takes the accusative `locum` (position, place), meaning that the offspring of the adopted son legally occupies 'the position of an adopted child'.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §1.7.27.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:1.7.27.pr

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