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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §40.9.25.pr

Invalidity of Testamentary Manumission Given New Creditors

Passage 6547 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Liberties granted by a testament to defraud creditors are void if new creditors exist, even if the creditors at the time of making the testament have been discharged.

[PAPINIANUS libro quinto responsorum. ] §40.9.25.prIn fraudem creditorum testamento datae libertates prioribus creditoribus dimissis propter nouos creditores irritae sunt.
[PAPINIANUS, from the fifth book of Opinions.] Liberties given by a testament in fraud of creditors are void on account of new creditors, even if the prior creditors have been discharged.

Notes

  1. §40.9.25.prprioribus creditoribus dimissis — This is an ablative absolute expressing concession ("even if the prior creditors have been discharged"). The verb dimittere here means to satisfy or remove creditors (e.g., by paying them off).
  2. §40.9.25.prpropter nouos creditores — The preposition propter (governing the accusative) expresses cause, indicating that because new creditors have arisen after the prior ones were discharged, the grant of freedom remains void (irritae).

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