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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §46.1.7.pr

Admissibility of Sureties for Natural Obligations

Passage 7555 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Julianus explains that for a natural obligation, where what has been paid cannot be recovered, it is fitting that a surety can be accepted.

[IULIANUS libro quinquagensimo tertio digestorum. ] §46.1.7.prQuod enim solutum repeti non potest, conueniens est huius naturalis obligationis fideiussorem accipi posse.
[JULIANUS in the fifty-third book of the Digests.] For since that which has been paid cannot be recovered, it is fitting that a surety can be accepted for this natural obligation.

Notes

  1. §46.1.7.prQuod enim solutum repeti non potest — quod is a relative pronoun containing its antecedent (neuter singular nominative), meaning "that which". solutum (perfect participle neuter singular of solvere) functions substantively as "what has been paid" and acts as the subject of potest with the passive infinitive repeti (to be recovered). This entire relative clause explains and substantiates the substantial character of huius naturalis obligationis (this natural obligation).
  2. §46.1.7.prhuius naturalis obligationis — An objective genitive modifying fideiussorem (surety), meaning "a surety for this natural obligation".
  3. §46.1.7.prfideiussorem accipi posse — An accusative with infinitive clause functioning as the subject of the impersonal expression conueniens est. fideiussorem is the subject accusative of the passive infinitive accipi (to be accepted), meaning "that a surety can be accepted".

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §46.1.7.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:46.1.7.pr

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