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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §31.0.4.pr

Prohibition of Partial Acceptance and Rejection of Legacy

Passage 4730 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

It is stated as a more correct rule that no one can accept one part of the same bequeathed thing and reject another.

[IDEM libro octauo ad Plautium. ] §31.0.4.prNeminem eiusdem rei legatae sibi partem uelle, partem nolle uerius est.
[THE SAME, on Plautius, Book 8] It is more correct to hold that no one can wish for a part of the same thing bequeathed to him and not wish for another part.

Notes

  1. 31.0.4.prneminem ... uelle, ... nolle uerius est — The accusative with infinitive (A.C.I.) construction `neminem ... uelle, ... nolle` functions as the subject of the impersonal expression `uerius est` ("it is more correct"). The negative force of `neminem` ("no one") applies to the whole clause, meaning "no one can wish for one part and not wish for another."
  2. 31.0.4.preiusdem rei legatae sibi — `eiusdem rei legatae` is a genitive of the whole (partitive genitive) modifying the subsequent noun `partem` ("part of the same thing"). `sibi` is a dative depending on the perfect participle `legatae` ("bequeathed to oneself").

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §31.0.4.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:31.0.4.pr

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