Legal Definitions - statuliber

A statuliber is a person who will become free at a specific time or when certain conditions are met. This term comes from Roman law.

• If a person is set to become free after serving a certain number of years as a slave, they are considered a statuliber.
• If a person is granted freedom under a will, but only if they marry a specific person, they are also considered a statuliber.

These examples illustrate how a person's freedom can be conditional or postponed until a specific time or event. A statuliber is someone who is not currently free, but will be in the future under certain circumstances.