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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §13.7.33.pr

Recovery of Antichresis after Payment by Action on Pledge

Passage 2171 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

The author explains that once the debtor has paid the debt, he can bring the action on pledge to recover the antichresis, since the transaction is classified as a pledge.

[IDEM libro singulari ad formulam hypothecariam. ] §13.7.33.prSi pecuniam debitor soluerit, potest pigneraticia actione uti ad reciperandam ἀντίχρησιν: nam cum pignus sit, hoc uerbo poterit uti.
[THE SAME, in his Single Book on the Hypothecary Formula.] If the debtor has paid the money, he can bring the action on pledge to recover the antichresis: for since it is a pledge, he will be able to use this word.

Notes

  1. §13.7.33.prἀντίχρησιν — The Greek word ἀντίχρησις (antichresis) refers to an agreement whereby the creditor is permitted to use and take the fruits of the pledged property in lieu of interest on the secured debt.
  2. §13.7.33.prhoc uerbo — The demonstrative pronoun hoc refers to the word 'pigneraticia' (or the related adjective form of 'pignus'). Since the agreement of antichresis is established within the framework of a pledge (pignus), the formulaic wording of the action on pledge (actio pigneraticia) can be used.
  3. §13.7.33.prcum pignus sit — The conjunction cum is causal ('since' or 'because'). The word pignus (pledge) serves as the subject or predicate, justifying the applicability of the term because the legal relationship constitutes a pledge.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §13.7.33.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:13.7.33.pr

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