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Partus sequitur ventrem

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Partus sequitur ventrem. The offspring follow the condition of the mother. This is the law in the case of slaves and animals; 1 Bouv. Inst. n. 167, 502; but with regard to freemen, children follow the condition of the father.

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Partus ex legitimo thoro non certius noscit matrem quam genitorem suam

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