Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §43.20.5.pr-43.20.5.1
Division of Water by Measure and Exchange of Times
Summary
In §43.20.5.pr, it is stated that water can be divided by measure as well as by time, allowing for concurrent daily and summer water rights. In §43.20.5.1, it is ruled that when two users agree to exchange their drawing times, they do not lose their right of use by non-use, even if this arrangement exceeds the statutory period for the loss of servitudes.
Notes
- §43.20.5.1amplius tempore seruitutibus praefinito — The comparative adverb amplius ('more than') takes the ablative of comparison, represented by 'tempore seruitutibus praefinito' ('the period prescribed for servitudes'). 'seruitutibus' is a dative depending on the perfect participle 'praefinito'. The whole phrase means 'for a period longer than that prescribed for the extinction of servitudes.'
- §43.20.5.1negauit amississe — The main verb 'negauit' ('he denied/answered no') governs an accusative with infinitive clause '[eos] ius utendi amississe' ('that they had lost the right of use'), where the subject accusative pronoun (eos) is omitted as it is clear from the context.
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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §43.20.5.pr-43.20.5.1. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:43.20.5.pr-43.20.5.1
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