[IDEM libro singulari de adsignatione libertorum. ] §50.17.69.prInuito beneficium non datur.
[THE SAME, in his single book on the Assignment of Freedmen.] A benefit is not conferred upon an unwilling person.
Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §50.17.69.pr
Prohibition of Imposing a Benefit on an Unwilling Person
Summary
This fragment states the legal principle that a benefit or privilege cannot be imposed upon an unwilling person.
Notes
- 50.17.69.prInuito — Dative singular masculine of the adjective `inuitus` (unwilling), used substantively. It functions as the dative of indirect object with the passive verb `datur` (is given), meaning "to an unwilling person."
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