Extinction of Usufruct

The normal purpose of a usufruct was to provide for a family member, especially a widow, for life. Accordingly, although a usufruct could be given for a limited term if desired, it could not in any circumstances last any longer than the lifetime of the usufructuary. When the usufructuary died, the usufruct came to an end.^[1603] The usufruct would also end if the property was destroyed,^[1604] or if the usufruc­tuary became a slave or ceased to be a Roman citizen.^[1605] In addition, a usufruct could also be extinguished in the same ways as a praedial servitude,^[1606] such as non-use or the same person becoming both owner and usufructuary.^[1607]