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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §41.1.32.pr

Acquisition of Rights Through Slaves Against the Master's Will

Passage 6662 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

It states that acquisition of property can be made through slaves based on almost all causes, even against the master's will.

[GAIUS libro undecimo ad edictum prouinciale. ] §41.1.32.prEtiam inuitis nobis per seruos adquiritur paene ex omnibus causis.
[GAIUS, On the Provincial Edict, book 11]\n Even against our will, acquisition is made through slaves from almost all causes.

Notes

  1. §41.1.32.prinuitis nobis — An ablative absolute consisting of the adjective `inuitis` and the pronoun `nobis` without a participle. It expresses a concessive or circumstantial meaning, 'even against our will', showing that acquisition through slaves takes effect regardless of the master's consent.
  2. §41.1.32.pradquiritur — The third-person singular present passive indicative of the verb `adquiro`. It is used here impersonally, meaning 'acquisition is made'.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §41.1.32.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:41.1.32.pr

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