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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §29.2.23.pr

Knowledge of Right in Repudiating Inheritance or Legacy

Passage 4426 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Establishes the rule that anyone who repudiates an inheritance or a legacy must have certain knowledge of their own right.

[POMPONIUS libro tertio ad Sabinum. ] §29.2.23.prIn repudianda hereditate uel legato certus esse debet de suo iure is qui repudiat.
[POMPONIUS in the third book on Sabinus.] In repudiating an inheritance or a legacy, the person who repudiates must be certain of his own right.

Notes

  1. §29.2.23.prIn repudianda hereditate uel legato — A gerundive construction where the preposition 'in' is used with the gerundive 'repudianda' agreeing with 'hereditate' (feminine singular ablative). The noun 'legato' (neuter singular ablative from 'legatum') is also governed by this construction, sharing the implied action of repudiation.
  2. §29.2.23.prcertus esse debet de suo iure — The adjective 'certus' is used with 'de' and the ablative ('suo iure') to mean 'certain of' or 'assured about'. It implies that the repudiating party must have full and correct knowledge of their legal standing regarding the inheritance or legacy.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §29.2.23.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:29.2.23.pr

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