[ULPIANUS libro quinto decimo ad Sabinum. ] §11.7.19.prideoque etiam dos sentire hoc aes alienum debet.
[ULPIANUS, On Sabinus, book 15] And therefore, the dowry also must bear this debt.
Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §11.7.19.pr
Funeral Debt as an Obligation on Dowry
Summary
Ulpian states that since funeral expenses are considered a debt on the dowry, the dowry must consequently bear this burden.
Notes
- §11.7.19.prsentire — The verb 'sentire' is employed in a legal sense meaning "to suffer" or "to bear the burden of" a loss or disadvantage. In this context, it indicates that the dowry (dos) must inevitably be diminished by the liability of the funeral expenses (aes alienum).
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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §11.7.19.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:11.7.19.pr
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