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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §50.17.194.pr

Status of Heirs through Long Chains of Succession

Passage 9254 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

It states that those who become heirs of a deceased person through a long chain of succession are recognized as heirs no less than those who become heirs directly.

[MODESTINUS libro sexto differentiarum. ] §50.17.194.prQui per successionem quamuis longissimam defuncto heredes constituerunt, non minus heredes intelleguntur, quam qui principaliter heredes existunt.
[MODESTINUS, in the sixth book of Differences.] Those who have been established as heirs to a deceased person through a succession however long, are understood to be no less heirs than those who become heirs directly.

Notes

  1. §50.17.194.prheredes constituerunt — The active verb constituere ('to establish' or 'to set up') is used here either with an implied reflexive pronoun se, or with heredes (nominative plural) as a complement, meaning 'to have established themselves as heirs' or 'to have become heirs'.
  2. §50.17.194.prdefuncto — The dative singular of defunctus ('deceased', 'decedent'), functioning within the relative clause either in connection with heredes ('heirs to the deceased') or as a dative of reference showing the person in relation to whom the status of heir is established.
  3. §50.17.194.prquamuis longissimam — The adverb quamuis ('however much') modifies the superlative adjective longissimam, emphasizing a concessive sense ('however long'). It describes a chain of succession (successio) that might span many generations.
  4. §50.17.194.prprincipaliter — An adverb meaning 'directly' or 'primarily'. It stands in contrast to per successionem (through a chain of succession), referring to inheriting directly from the deceased without intermediate transitions.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §50.17.194.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:50.17.194.pr

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