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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §33.8.11.pr

Legacy of an Empty Peculium and Future Acquisitions

Passage 5100 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Explains that a legacy of a peculium is valid even for someone who currently has nothing in it, as both present and future peculia can be legacyed.

[Ulpianus libro uicesimo nono ad edictum. ] §33.8.11.prEi quoque, qui nihil in peculio habet, potest peculium legari: non enim tantum praesens, sed etiam futurum peculium legari potest.
[ULPIAN on the Edict, Book XXIX] A peculium can be legacyed also to one who has nothing in his peculium; for not only a present but also a future peculium can be legacyed.

Notes

  1. §33.8.11.prEi quoque — The dative pronoun "ei" serves as the dative complement of the passive infinitive "legari" (the recipient of the legacy) and is modified by the relative clause "qui nihil in peculio habet".
  2. §33.8.11.prpotest peculium legari — The neuter noun "peculium" is the subject of the verb "potest", which, together with the passive infinitive "legari", forms a passive potential construction meaning "a peculium can be legacyed".

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §33.8.11.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:33.8.11.pr

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