[CALLISTRATUS libro. ] §48.20.9.prnisi probabitur patrem metu condemnationis liberis prospexisse.
[CALLISTRATUS, from his Book.] unless it shall be proved that the father, out of fear of condemnation, had made provision for his children.
Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §48.20.9.pr
Treasury Claims on Property Given to Evade Confiscation
Summary
An exception by Callistratus allowing the treasury's claim if it is proved that a father made provision for his children out of fear of condemnation.
Notes
- §48.20.9.prpatrem metu condemnationis liberis prospexisse — An accusative with infinitive clause acting as the subject of the future passive `probabitur`. The verb `prospicio` governs the dative `liberis`, meaning "to make provision for." `metu` is an ablative of cause ("out of fear of condemnation"), referring to the anticipatory transfer of property to the children to avoid confiscation.
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