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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §33.8.18.pr

Peculium of a Freed Slave and Heir Indemnity

Passage 5107 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

This section explains that if a peculium is bequeathed to a manumitted slave, peculiary creditors cannot bring actions against him, but the heir may withhold delivery until secured against such claims.

[MARCIANUS libro sexto institutionum. ] §33.8.18.prSi seruo manumisso peculium legatum fuerit, in eum sine dubio creditoribus peculiariis actiones non competunt: sed non alias heres peculium praestare debet, nisi ei caueatur defensu iri aduersus creditores peculiarios.
[Marcian, Institutes, Book 6.] If a peculium has been bequeathed to a manumitted slave, there is no doubt that actions do not lie against him for the peculiary creditors; but the heir is not otherwise bound to deliver the peculium, unless security is given to him that defense will be made against the peculiary creditors.

Notes

  1. §33.8.18.prdefensu iri — The form defensu is understood as a spelling variant or corruption of defensum, which together with iri forms the future passive infinitive defensum iri ('that defense will be made'). It functions as the object of the impersonal subjunctive caueatur ('security is given'), referring to undertaking the defense against creditors on behalf of the heir.
  2. §33.8.18.prnon alias ... nisi — A correlative expression meaning 'not otherwise ... unless,' establishing an exclusive condition ('only on the condition that').

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §33.8.18.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:33.8.18.pr

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