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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §35.2.58.pr

Claiming the Lex Falcidia after a Long Lapse of Time

Passage 5503 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

This section explains that an heir is not barred from claiming the benefit of the Lex Falcidia (which secures at least a quarter of the estate for the heir) even after a long period of time has elapsed since the death of the testator.

[MODESTINUS libro nono regularum. ] §35.2.58.prLegis Falcidiae beneficium heres etiam post longum tempus mortis testatoris implorare non prohibetur.
[MODESTINUS in the ninth book of his Rules.] An heir is not prohibited from claiming the benefit of the Lex Falcidia, even after a long time from the death of the testator.

Notes

  1. §35.2.58.prpost longum tempus mortis — The preposition 'post' governs the accusative 'tempus' ('after a long time'). The genitive 'mortis' modifies 'tempus', indicating the starting point of the elapsed time ('after a long time from [the occurrence of] the death'). Rather than a simple possessive or defining genitive, it functions as a genitive of origin or reference indicating the event from which the time is measured.
  2. §35.2.58.primplorare non prohibetur — The verb 'prohibeo' in the passive voice ('prohibetur', 'is prohibited') takes a nominative subject ('heres') and a complementary infinitive ('implorare', 'to claim/implore'). The literal meaning 'is not prohibited from claiming' functions as a double negation, affirming that the heir still retains the legal right to claim the benefit even after a long delay.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §35.2.58.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:35.2.58.pr

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