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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §50.8.1.pr

Prohibition of Diverting Bequests to Municipalities

Passage 8755 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

It prohibits converting property left for a specific purpose of a city to other uses.

[ULPIANUS libro decimo disputationum. ] §50.8.1.prQuod ad certam speciem ciuitatis relinquitur, in alios usus conuertere non licet.
[ULPIAN, from the tenth book of disputations.] That which is left for a specific purpose of a city, it is not permitted to convert to other uses.

Notes

  1. §50.8.1.prQuod — Relative pronoun (neuter singular) with an omitted antecedent, forming a nominal clause "that which..." which functions as the object of the infinitive `conuertere` in the main clause.
  2. §50.8.1.prad certam speciem — The preposition `ad` with the accusative indicates purpose ("for..."). Here, `species` does not mean an abstract "form" but rather a concrete "specific use or purpose."
  3. §50.8.1.prrelinquitur — Third-person singular present passive indicative of `relinquo` (to leave behind, bequeath). In this context, it refers to property being "bequeathed" or "left" by will for a specific purpose.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §50.8.1.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:50.8.1.pr

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