servitus in faciendo consistere nequit

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈser.u̯i.tuːs in fa.kiˈen.doː konˈsis.te.re ˈne.kʷit/, [ˈs̠ɛru̯ɪt̪uːs̠ ɪn fäkiˈɛn̪d̪oː kõːˈs̠ɪs̠t̪ɛrɛ ˈnɛkʷɪt̪]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈser.vi.tus in fa.t͡ʃiˈen.do konˈsis.te.re ˈne.kwit/, [ˈsɛrvit̪us in fät͡ʃiˈɛn̪d̪o konˈsist̪ere ˈnɛːkwit̪]

Proverb

servitūs in faciendō cōnsistere nequit

1. (Medieval Latin, New Latin, law) Literally “an easement cannot continue in obliging (an action).” The owner of a property to which an easement was attached could not be forced to perform any actions by that easement.

Related terms

• praedium serviēns (“servient tenement”)
• praedium domināns (“dominant tenement”)