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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §38.8.7.pr

Non-Restoration of Cognation after Manumission

Passage 6037 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Modestinus states that a person who has become a slave does not regain their cognate relationship even after being manumitted.

[MODESTINUS libro sexto regularum. ] §38.8.7.prIs, qui aliqua ratione seruus factus est, manumissione nulla ratione recipit cognationem.
[MODESTINUS on rules, book six.] He who has become a slave for some reason does not by manumission regain cognation by any means.

Notes

  1. §38.8.7.prrecipit — The verb recipit (3rd person singular present of recipio) is used here in the sense of 'regaining' or 'recovering' what was lost. It indicates that the cognate relationship (cognatio), which was legally extinguished by becoming a slave (capitis deminutio maxima), is by no means recovered even through the process of manumission (manumissione).
  2. §38.8.7.prnulla ratione — An ablative of manner or means consisting of the noun ratione and the adjective nulla. It expresses a strong negation ('by no means', 'in no way'), reinforcing the total negation of regaining cognation even by means of manumission (manumissione).

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §38.8.7.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:38.8.7.pr

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