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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §41.3.9.pr

Corporeal Things Subject to Usucapion and Exceptions

Passage 6761 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

This section states that usucapion primarily applies to corporeal things, listing exceptions such as sacred, sanctioned, and public property, as well as free men.

[GAIUS libro quarto ad edictum prouinciale. ] §41.3.9.prUsucapionem recipiunt maxime res corporales, exceptis rebus sacris, sanctis, publicis populi Romani et ciuitatium, item liberis hominibus.
[GAIUS, On the Provincial Edict, book 4] Usucapion admits chiefly corporeal things, with the exception of sacred things, sanctioned things, public property of the Roman people and of municipalities, and likewise free men.

Notes

  1. 41.3.9.prUsucapionem recipiunt maxime res corporales — Literally 'corporeal things chiefly admit usucapion,' where 'res corporales' is the subject and 'Usucapionem' is the accusative object. In legal substance, it expresses that usucapion is applicable chiefly to corporeal things.
  2. 41.3.9.prexceptis rebus sacris, sanctis, publicis populi Romani et ciuitatium, item liberis hominibus — An ablative absolute construction with 'exceptis' as the participle. The ablative subjects are 'rebus' and 'liberis hominibus' in parallel, with 'sacris', 'sanctis', and 'publicis' acting as adjectives modifying 'rebus'. Through 'item' (likewise), 'free men' (liberis hominibus), though not categorized as physical things, are added in the ablative as part of the exclusion.

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