A table is indivisible: if it is separated into parts, it becomes something different, ceasing to be a table.
Indivisible (from Latin indivisibĭlis ) is that which cannot be divided . This verb, for its part, refers to dividing or separating into parts and distributing or distributing among several.
The indivisible, therefore, cannot be divided without altering its essence . A table is indivisible since, if it is cut in the middle, it breaks and cannot fulfill its function. Physically, it is likely that the table can be separated into parts (all you need to do is saw its surface and split it in two), but it is no longer a table and becomes something different (pieces of wood, several boards, etc. .).
A human being is also indivisible. A person can suffer an amputation and will still be a person, although their physical integrity will be reduced. As a living being, man is indivisible, although after death, his body could be divided.
What is indivisible according to law
For the law , indivisible is that which does not admit division. Indivisibility is a condition that appears when division is impracticable or when it substantially modifies the suitability of the thing for its intended purpose.
An animal (such as a dog or a horse), a work of art (a sculpture, a painting) or even a house are indivisible objects at a legal level, since they cannot be distributed between the parties.
Jurists, on the other hand, usually affirm that human rights are indivisible since they constitute a whole intrinsic to the human condition. Therefore, in theory, certain human rights cannot be respected and others violated.
Works of art are indivisible.
A type of obligation
In this sense, it is essential that we establish that in this field it is common to speak of what is known as indivisible obligations, which are those in which the object on which they relate cannot be executed in parts or cannot be split. Precisely this character can be determined either by a legal provision, by the will of those who are immersed in the issue or by the nature of the object itself.
In addition to all this, it is also necessary to know these other important issues regarding indivisible obligations:
• With regard to contracts, inheritances and other agreements, the effects of this indivisibility can be established from the point of view of the creditors or from the prism of the debtors.
• In the case of an obligation that has more than one debtor as well as several creditors, each of them will have the right to respond to the entire debt or to demand the entire credit itself respectively.
• By law we have previously determined that the indivisibility of an obligation can be established. Specifically, a legislator can agree to it when he considers that there are reasons for it based on a series of reasons of convenience that he has taken into consideration.
• The law, in general, establishes very specific nuances for indivisible obligations depending on what the active aspect would be, the transmission due to death, the provision of credit, the suspension or interruption of prescription...