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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §29.5.24.pr

Forced Acceptance of Suspect Inheritance and Edict Exemption

Passage 4570 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

It stipulates that anyone compelled to enter upon a suspect inheritance is not bound by the provisions of the edict.

[ULPIANUS libro quinquagesimo ad edictum. ] §29.5.24.prSi quis quasi suspectam hereditatem coactus adit, non tenetur edicto.
[ULPIANUS in his fiftieth book on the Edict.] If anyone, under compulsion, enters upon an inheritance as if it were suspect, he is not bound by the edict.

Notes

  1. §29.5.24.prquasi suspectam — The adverb quasi, meaning "as if," modifies the adjective suspectam (agreeing with hereditatem) to indicate the situation where the heir treats the inheritance as "suspect" (e.g., heavily indebted).
  2. §29.5.24.prnon tenetur edicto — The noun edicto is an ablative of means or cause, modifying the passive verb non tenetur (is not bound). Legally, it means that the person is exempt from the penalties or adverse effects of the edict concerning the Senatusconsultum Silanianum.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §29.5.24.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:29.5.24.pr

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