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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §35.1.90.pr

Prevalence of the Later Will in Trust Grants of Freedom

Passage 5421 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

The text states that when freedom is given in various ways through a trust, the latest instruction should be regarded rather than the easiest condition, as the subsequent will must prevail.

[Gaius libro primo fideicommissorum. ] §35.1.90.prPer fideicommissum uarie data libertate non leuissima spectanda est, sed nouissima, quia posterior uoluntas potior haberi debet: cui consonat etiam rescriptum diui Antonini.
[Gaius libro primo fideicommissorum.] When freedom is given in various ways through a trust, the easiest condition is not to be regarded, but the latest, because the subsequent will ought to be held more potent; with which also a rescript of the Divine Antoninus is in agreement.

Notes

  1. §35.1.90.pruarie data libertate — An ablative absolute construction consisting of the noun `libertate` and the participle `data` ("when freedom is given in various ways"). For the main predicate `spectanda est`, the nominative `libertas` is understood as the subject from the context.
  2. §35.1.90.prleuissima — The feminine singular nominative superlative of the adjective `levis` ("lightest", "easiest"), modifying the understood subject `libertas` (or the conditions attached to it). While under the favor of liberty (favor libertatis) the easiest condition is normally preferred, here it is contrasted with "the latest" (`nouissima`) to emphasize the testator's final will.
  3. §35.1.90.prcui — The dative singular of the relative pronoun. It takes the entire preceding statement (the rule that the subsequent will must prevail) as its antecedent and serves as the complement of the verb `consonat` (to agree with, harmonize with), which governs the dative.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §35.1.90.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:35.1.90.pr

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