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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §50.17.93.pr

Inability of a Son to Acquire or Retain Peculium Possession

Passage 9153 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

This section states that a son under paternal authority is legally deemed unable to retain, recover, or acquire possession of property in his peculium.

[MAECIANUS libro primo fideicommissorum. ] §50.17.93.prFilius familias neque retinere neque reciperare neque apisci possessionem rei peculiaris uidetur.
[SCAEVOLA, from his first book on Trusts.] A son under paternal authority is deemed neither to retain, nor to recover, nor to acquire possession of property belonging to his peculium.

Notes

  1. §50.17.93.pruidetur — Personal construction with the subject filius familias. In juristic Latin, uidetur is standardly used to express a legal determination or deeming ('is deemed', 'is considered') rather than a mere subjective appearance.
  2. §50.17.93.prrei peculiaris — Genitive qualifying possessionem. It denotes property that forms part of the peculium (peculiar property) allowed to the filius familias under his father's authority.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §50.17.93.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:50.17.93.pr

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