[IDEM libro octauo digestorum. ] §50.17.185.prInpossibilium nulla obligatio est.
[THE SAME, in the eighth book of the Digests.] There is no obligation for impossible things.
Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §50.17.185.pr
No Obligation to Perform the Impossible
Summary
Concisely states the fundamental Roman law maxim that there is no obligation to perform impossible things.
Notes
- §50.17.185.prInpossibilium — The genitive neuter plural of the adjective impossibilis used substantively. It functions as an objective genitive modifying the noun obligatio, meaning 'obligation regarding impossible things'.
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