Denial of the Benefit of Competence and Full Liability

Notes

1. 14.6.5.pret — Functions as an adverbial `et` ("also", "too") modifying the pronoun `hic` ("this person"), indicating that like an ordinary debtor, or now that he is no longer under paternal power, he too is liable without limitation. Alternatively, it could be taken as emphasizing `in solidum` ("even for the whole amount").
2. 14.6.5.prin solidum damnabitur, non in id quod facere potest — A contrast between `in solidum` ("for the whole amount") and `in id quod facere potest` ("to the extent of what he is able to do", i.e., his ability to pay). The latter is a standard legal formula for the "benefit of competence" (beneficium competentiae) in Roman law, which limits a debtor's liability to avoid extreme destitution; here, it is excluded, and the debtor will be condemned (`damnabitur`) for the full amount.