[IDEM libro primo ad Uitellium. ] §50.17.181.prSi nemo subiit hereditatem, omnis uis testamenti soluitur.
[THE SAME, in the first book on Vitellius.] If no one enters upon the inheritance, the entire force of the testament is dissolved.
Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §50.17.181.pr
Invalidation of Testament in Absence of Heir Acceptance
Summary
This section explains that if no one accepts the inheritance, the entire legal force of the testament is rendered void.
Notes
- §50.17.181.prsubiit — Third-person singular perfect active indicative of the transitive verb subire (to undergo, enter). Here, with hereditatem (inheritance) as its object, it denotes the legal act of accepting or entering upon an inheritance, used synonymously with the more common adire.
- §50.17.181.prsoluitur — Third-person singular present passive indicative of the verb soluere (to loosen, dissolve). The subject is omnis uis testamenti (the entire force of the testament). It means that the legal efficacy or obligation of the will is dissolved, rendered void, or annulled.
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