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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §48.11.2.pr

Time Limit for Suing Heirs under the Extortion Law

Passage 8301 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

It provides that under the Julian Law on extortion, an action against the heirs of the accused is granted only within one year from the death of the accused.

[SCAEUOLA libro quarto regularum. ] §48.11.2.prDatur ex hac lege et in heredes actio intra annum dumtaxat a morte eius qui arguebatur.
[SCAEVOLA, in the fourth book of the Rules.] Under this law, an action is also granted against the heirs, but only within a year from the death of the person who was accused.

Notes

  1. §48.11.2.pret in heredes — The `et` preceding the prepositional phrase `in heredes` is used adverbially to mean "also" or "even," emphasizing that the liability to be sued extends beyond the accused person to their heirs.
  2. §48.11.2.prdumtaxat — A restrictive adverb modifying the temporal phrase `intra annum`, meaning "only" or "at most," which functions to set a strict limit on the time within which the action must be brought.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §48.11.2.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:48.11.2.pr

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