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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §29.2.4.pr

Inability to Accept Inheritance Not Deemed Refusal

Passage 4407 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

It establishes the principle that a person who is unable to enter upon an inheritance is not deemed to have refused to enter.

[IDEM libro tertio ad Sabinum. ] §29.2.4.prNolle adire hereditatem non uidetur, qui non potest adire.
[THE SAME in the third book on Sabinus.] He who cannot enter upon an inheritance is not deemed to refuse to enter.

Notes

  1. §29.2.4.prNolle adire hereditatem non uidetur, qui non potest adire — The subject of the main clause is the relative clause `qui non potest adire` ("he who cannot enter"). The main verb `non uidetur` ("is not deemed/seen") takes the complementary infinitive `nolle` ("to be unwilling/to refuse"). Thus, the overall structure translates to "he who cannot enter is not deemed to be unwilling to enter," distinguishing a lack of ability from an intentional refusal.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §29.2.4.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:29.2.4.pr

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