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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §50.16.164.pr-50.16.164.2

Scope of Daughters and Terms Partition and Have

Passage 8978 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Ulpianus explains the scope of the term 'daughters', the legal meaning of 'partition' and its default proportion, and the interpretation of the term 'to have'.

[ULPIANUS libro quinto decimo ad Sabinum. ] §50.16.164.prNomen 'filiarum' et in postumam cadere quaestionis non est, quamuis 'postumae' non cadere in eam, quae iam in rebus humanis sit, certum sit.
[ULPIANUS, in the fifteenth book on Sabinus.] There is no question that the term 'daughters' also applies to a posthumous daughter, although it is certain that the term 'posthumous' does not apply to one who is already alive.
' §50.16.164.1Partitionis' nomen non semper dimidium significat, sed prout est adiectum.
The term 'partition' does not always signify a half, but rather according to what has been added.
potest enim iuberi aliquis et maximam partiri: posse et uicensimam et tertiam et prout libuerit.
For someone can be ordered to partition even the largest part; and it is possible to partition a twentieth, a third, or whatever else may be desired.
sed si non fuerit portio adiecta, dimidia pars debetur.
But if no share has been added, a half share is due.
'Habere' sicut peruenire §50.16.164.2cum effectu accipiendum est.
'To have' must be understood in the same way as 'to arrive' with effect.

Notes

  1. §50.16.164.prquaestionis non est — The genitive quaestionis, combined with the impersonally used non est, expresses certainty, meaning 'it is not a matter of question' or 'there is no doubt'.
  2. §50.16.164.1posse — The infinitive posse continues the sense of the preceding potest enim iuberi aliquis, presenting an additional possibility ('it is possible' to partition other fractions) with the subject or verb understood.
  3. §50.16.164.2cum effectu — The prepositional phrase cum effectu ('with effect') indicates that, in a legal context, the acquisition must be realized effectively or actually, rather than merely nominally or on paper.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §50.16.164.pr-50.16.164.2. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:50.16.164.pr-50.16.164.2

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