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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §7.1.1.pr

Paulus's Definition of Usufruct

Passage 1172 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Paulus provides the classic definition of usufruct (usus fructus), defining it as the right to use and enjoy the property of another without destroying its substance.

[PAULUS libro tertio ad Vitellium. ] §7.1.1.prUsus fructus est ius alienis rebus utendi fruendi salua rerum substantia.
[PAULUS on Vitellius, book 3] Usufruct is the right of using and enjoying the property of another, saving the substance of the property.

Notes

  1. 7.1.1.pralienis rebus utendi fruendi — The ablative noun phrase alienis rebus serves as the common object for the genitive gerunds utendi (from utor) and fruendi (from fruor), both of which govern the ablative case. These two genitive gerunds modify the noun ius (right) to define its content.
  2. 7.1.1.prsalua rerum substantia — An ablative absolute construction consisting of the adjective salua (ablative feminine singular of saluus, meaning "safe, unimpaired") and the noun substantia (ablative feminine singular, "substance"). It functions as a restrictive condition on the exercise of usufruct, meaning "so long as the substance of the property remains unimpaired." rerum is the genitive plural of res ("of the things").

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §7.1.1.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:7.1.1.pr

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