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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §33.2.23.pr

Repeated Bequest of Usufruct after Capitis Deminutio

Passage 4975 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Discusses the testator's ability to repeat a bequest of a usufruct to prevent its extinction by capitis deminutio, citing a rescript of Emperor Antoninus that limits this rule to bequests made for each individual year.

[IUNIUS MAURICIANUS libro secundo ad legem Iuliam et Papiam. ] §33.2.23.prLicet testatori repetere legatum usus fructus, ut etiam post capitis deminutionem deberetur et hoc nuper imperator Antoninus ad libellum rescripsit. tunc tantum esse huic constitutioni locum, cum in annos singulos relegaretur.
[IUNIUS MAURICIANUS, Commentary on the Lex Julia et Papia, Book II.] It is permitted for a testator to repeat a bequest of a usufruct so that it would still be due even after capitis deminutio; and the Emperor Antoninus recently stated this in a rescript to a petition. [He stated] that this constitution has application only when it is bequeathed again for each individual year.

Notes

  1. §33.2.23.prrepetere — This is the infinitive acting as the subject of the impersonal verb licet. In this context, it refers to setting up a bequest in a repetitive manner (e.g., annually) to prevent its extinction by capitis deminutio.
  2. §33.2.23.prtunc tantum esse — This is an accusative with infinitive construction (indirect speech) depending on the preceding verb rescripsit, with locum serving as the subject accusative of esse.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §33.2.23.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:33.2.23.pr

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