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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §40.7.38.pr

Fictitious Fulfillment of Condition and Heir's Intent

Passage 6509 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

This text explains that an impediment arising from the heir counts as a fulfilled condition for a conditionally free slave only if it was intentionally created for the purpose of hindering their liberty.

[PAULUS libro primo ad Neratium. ] §40.7.38.prNon omne ab heredis persona interueniens inpedimentum statulibero pro expleta condicione cedit, sed id dumtaxat, quod impediendae libertatis factum est.
[PAULUS, from the first book on Neratius.] Not every impediment arising from the person of the heir counts as a fulfilled condition for the conditionally free slave, but only that which was done for the purpose of hindering liberty.

Notes

  1. §40.7.38.prpro expleta condicione cedit — The verb `cedit` (`cedere`) combined with the preposition `pro` (in place of, as) means "to count as" or "to be accepted in place of" in legal Latin. Thus, it is interpreted as "counts as a fulfilled condition."
  2. §40.7.38.primpediendae libertatis — A genitive phrase consisting of the gerundive `impediendae` and the noun `libertatis`. Here, `causa` (for the sake of) is understood as omitted, or the genitive functions to express purpose ("for the purpose of hindering liberty").

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §40.7.38.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:40.7.38.pr

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