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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §40.1.3.pr

Prohibition of Manumitting a Pledged Slave

Passage 6297 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Paulus states the principle that a slave given in pledge cannot be manumitted, regardless of whether the debtor is solvent.

[PAULUS libro trigensimo nono ad edictum. ] §40.1.3.prSeruus pignori datus, etiamsi debitor locuples est, manumitti non potest.
[PAULUS, in the thirty-ninth book on the Edict.] A slave given in pledge cannot be manumitted, even if the debtor is solvent.

Notes

  1. §40.1.3.prpignori datus — pignori is the dative of pignus (pledge), serving as a dative of purpose or result, and modifies datus (perfect passive participle of do) to mean "given in pledge."
  2. §40.1.3.pretiamsi debitor locuples est — A concessive clause with the indicative (est) introduced by etiamsi. It signifies that even if the debtor is solvent (locuples) and expected to discharge the debt, the slave under pledge cannot be manumitted due to the nature of the security right.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §40.1.3.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:40.1.3.pr

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