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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §28.3.14.pr

Conditional Disinheritance Clauses and Birth of Both Sexes

Passage 4169 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Explains that if a disinheritance clause is framed for either a born son or daughter, the testament is not revoked even if both are born.

[PAULUS libro singulari de adsignatione libertorum. ] §28.3.14.prSi ita facta sit exheredatio: 'si filius natus nataue sit, exheres esto', utrisque natis non rumpitur testamentum.
[PAULUS, in the single book on the assignment of freedmen.] If a disinheritance has been made in this way: 'if a son or daughter is born, let them be disinherited', the testament is not revoked even if both are born.

Notes

  1. §28.3.14.prutrisque natis — Ablative absolute. Utilizing the plural ablative form 'utrisque' of 'uterque', it expresses a concessive meaning: 'even if both (i.e., both a son and a daughter) are born'. The plural is used to denote the two categories or individuals mentioned in the disinheritance clause.
  2. §28.3.14.prfilius natus nataue sit — The subject 'filius' in the conditional clause is qualified by both 'natus' (born, masculine) and 'nataue' (or born, feminine, from 'nata' + '-ue'). While 'filius' (son) can sometimes represent 'child' generally in legal formulas, here it is explicitly extended to cover both genders.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §28.3.14.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:28.3.14.pr

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