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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §23.4.18.pr

Agreements to Extend the Dowry Return Term after Divorce

Passage 3477 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

This text rules that while an agreement to extend the term for returning a dowry cannot be made during marriage, it is valid and must be observed after divorce if there is a just cause.

[IULIANUS libro octauo decimo digestorum. ] §23.4.18.prLicet manente matrimonio non possit inter uirum et uxorem conueniri, ut longiore dos reddatur, post diuortium tamen si iusta causa conuentionis fuerit, custodiri id pactum debet.
[JULIANUS from the eighteenth book of the Digests.] Although it is not possible to agree between husband and wife while the marriage continues that the dowry should be returned within a longer time, yet after divorce, if there is a just cause for the agreement, that pact must be observed.

Notes

  1. 23.4.18.prlongiore — A comparative adjective in the neuter ablative singular, with the noun `tempore` (time/period) being omitted. Like `longiore` in the preceding fragment (§23.4.17.pr), it means 'within a longer period (than established by law).'
  2. 23.4.18.prconueniri — The present passive infinitive of the intransitive verb `conuenire`. It is used impersonally here, which combined with the main verb `possit` means 'it is possible to agree' (literally, 'it can be agreed'), and with the negative `non`, 'it is not possible to agree.'

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §23.4.18.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:23.4.18.pr

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