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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §38.5.11.pr

Barring of Action for Donations Consented to by Patron

Passage 6013 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

This chunk explains that when a patron consents, they are not considered defrauded, and thus a freedman's donation made with the patron's consent cannot be revoked by the Fabian action.

[PAULUS libro tertio ad legem Aeliam Sentiam. ] §38.5.11.prNon uidetur patronus fraudari eo quod consentit: sic et quod uolente patrono libertus donauerit, non poterit Fauiana reuocari.
[PAULUS in the third book on the Aelian-Sentian Law.] A patron is not deemed to be defrauded by that which he consents to; thus, also, that which a freedman has donated with the consent of his patron cannot be revoked by the Fabian action.

Notes

  1. §38.5.11.preo quod — A combination of the demonstrative pronoun `eo` (ablative of cause or means) and the conjunction `quod` introducing a factual clause, meaning "by the fact that."
  2. §38.5.11.pruolente patrono — An ablative absolute construction consisting of the present participle `uolente` and the noun `patrono`, expressing an attendant circumstance or condition: "with the consent of the patron."
  3. §38.5.11.prFauiana — A feminine singular nominative adjective with the noun `actio` (action) omitted. It refers to the *actio Fauiana* (Fabian action), which was used to revoke a freedman's fraudulent gifts that diminished the patron's share of inheritance.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §38.5.11.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:38.5.11.pr

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