beneficium inventarii
beneficium inventarii (ben-[schwa]-fish-ee-[schwa]m in-ven-tay-ree-Ior in-ven-tair-ee-I). [Latin “with the benefit of inventory”] Roman law. The right of an heir to take an inventory within a set time before deciding whether to accept an inheritance. • An heir could provisionally take the succession and disclaim responsibility for debts beyond the estate’s value until the inventory was completed and the inheritance accepted or rejected. This right was introduced by Justinian. — Also termed cum beneficio inventarii (k[ schwa]m ben-[schwa]-fish-ee-oh in-ven-tair-ee-I).
