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  • 1 reus

    rĕus, i, m., and rĕa, ae, f. [res], jurid. t. t.
    I.
    Originally, a party to an action (res), either plaintiff or defendant; afterwards restricted to the party accused, defendant, prisoner, etc.:

    reos appello non eos modo, qui arguuntur, sed omnes, quorum de re disceptatur. Sic enim olim loquebantur,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 43, 183; cf.:

    reos appello, quorum res est,

    id. ib. 2, 79, 321: reus nunc dicitur, qui causam dicit: et item qui quid promisit spoponditve ac debet. At Gallus Aelius, lib. II. Significationum verborum quae ad jus pertinent, ait:

    reus est qui cum altero litem contestatam habet, sive is egit, sive cum eo actum est,

    Fest. p. 273 Müll. It is found in this original signif. in the Lex XII. Tab., Fragm. ap. Fest. l. l., which Ulpian periphrases:

    si judex vel alteruter ex litigatoribus morbo sontico impediatur,

    Dig. 2, 11, 2, § 3.—
    II.
    In the stricter sense.
    A.
    A party obliged or under obligation to do or pay any thing, one answerable or responsible for any thing, a bondsman, a debtor: reus dictus est a re, quam promisit ac debet. Reus stipulando est, qui stipulatur. Reus promittendo est, qui suo nomine alteri quid pro altero promisit, Fest. pp. 135 and 227; cf. Dig. 45, 2, 1; and:

    delegare est vice suā alium reum dare creditori vel cui jusserit,

    ib. 46, 2, 11:

    pecuniae reus fieri,

    ib. 16, 1, 17:

    dotis,

    ib. 23, 3, 22, § 2:

    locationis,

    ib. 19, 2, 13, § 9.—
    2.
    Transf., in gen., one who is bound by any thing, who is answerable for any thing, a debtor (very rare): quo intentius custodiae serventur, opportuna loca dividenda praefectis esse, ut suae quisque partis tutandae reus sit, answerable or responsible for, Liv. 25, 30: voti reus, bound by my vow (sc. in having obtained my desire), Verg. A. 5, 237 (voti reus, debitor, Serv.:

    voti reus: Haec vox propria sacrorum est, ut reus vocetur, qui suscepto voto se numinibus obligat, damnatus autem, qui promissa vota non solvit,

    Macr. S. 3, 2). —
    B.
    One who is accused or arraigned, a defendant, prisoner, a criminal, culprit (the predominant signif. at all periods and in all styles; cf.:

    nocens, sons): quis erat petitor? Fannius. Quis reus? Flavius. Quis judex? Cluvius,

    Cic. Rosc. Com. 14, 42:

    inopia reorum... aliquos ad columnam Maeniam reos reperire,

    id. Div. in Caecil. 16, 50:

    privato Milone et reo ad populum accusante P. Clodio,

    id. Mil. 15, 40:

    reus Milonis lege Plotiā fuit Clodius quoad vixit,

    id. ib. 13 fin.:

    facere aliquem reum,

    to accuse one, Nep. Alcib. 4, 3.—

    Persons under criminal charges usually put on mourning: rei ad populum Furius et Manlius circumeunt sordidati,

    Liv. 2, 54, 3 (cf. id. 2, 61; 3, 58; Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 58, § 152). — In fem.:

    ut socrus adulescentis rea ne fiat,

    Cic. Fam. 13, 54:

    tota rea citaretur Etruria,

    id. Mil. 19, 50:

    rea es,

    Sen. Contr. 4, 29. —
    (β).
    With a statement of the crime or the punishment, one guilty of any crime, one condemned to any punishment:

    facti reus,

    Plaut. Cist. 1, 3, 16:

    aliquem rei capitalis reum facere,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 38, § 94; cf.

    capitis,

    Quint. 12, 10, 70:

    avaritiae,

    Cic. Fl. 3, 7:

    lenocinii,

    Quint. 5, 10, 47:

    parricidii,

    id. 7, 2, 17:

    manifesti peculatūs,

    id. 12, 1, 43 et saep.:

    Sestius, qui est de vi reus,

    Cic. Sest. 35, 75; so,

    de vi,

    id. Vatin. 17, 41; Quint. 11, 1, 51:

    de ambitu,

    Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 3, 2:

    de moribus,

    Quint. 4, 2, 3:

    est enim reus uterque ob eandem causam et eodem crimine,

    Cic. Vatin. 17, 41:

    mortis reus,

    Vulg. Matt. 26, 66:

    cum equester ordo reus a consulibus citaretur,

    Cic. Sest. 15, 35. — For the expressions reum facere, agere, peragere, postulare, inter reos referre, etc., v. h. vv.—
    2.
    Transf., in gen.:

    judex sim Reusque ad eam rem,

    Plaut. Trin. 2, 1, 12:

    reus fortunae,

    that was to be blamed for a misfortune, Liv. 6, 24; 9, 8:

    facinoris,

    Tac. A. 2, 66:

    reus agor,

    Ov. H. 20, 91.— In fem.:

    fortuna una accusatur, una agitur rea,

    Plin. 2, 7, 5, § 22:

    cum rea laudis agar,

    Ov. H. 14, 120.

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  • 2 ob-noxius

        ob-noxius adj.,    liable, addicted, guilty: animus lubidini, S.: Terra nulli obnoxia bello, exposed, O.: Obnoxium est (with infin.), it is dangerous, Ta. —Subject, submissive, obedient, complying, servile: vobis, L.: pars (hominum) pravis obnoxia, H.: Crasso ex privatis negotiis, under the influence of, S.: amori uxoris, Ta.—Servile, abject, weak, timid: facies obnoxia, O.: obnoxius videar, L.: pax, dishonorable, L.—Obliged, under obligation, indebted, responsible, answerable: uxori, T.: Graecia beneficio libertatis Romanis, L.: hominum non ulli curae, dependent on, V.: facies nullis obnoxia gemmis, indebted, Pr.

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  • 3 reus

        reus adj.    [res], concerned in a thing, party to an action: reos appello omnīs, quorum de re disceptatur.— Accused, arraigned, defendant, prosecuted, under charges: Milone reo ad populum, accusante P. Clodio: cum a me reus factus sit, was prosecuted: ne quis istis legibus reus fiat: rei ad populum circumeunt sordidati, when under charges before the tribal comitia, L.: ut socrus adulescentis rea ne fiat: tota rea citaretur Etruria: de vi: ob eandem causam et eodem crimine: Nunc reus infelix absens agor, O.—As subst m., the defendant, accused, prisoner: innocentem reum condemnatum audiebant: aliter condemnari reus non potest.— Bound, answerable, responsible: ut suae quisque partis tutandae reus sit, L.: voti reus, when bound by my vow, i. e. when my prayer is granted, V.: fortunae, to be blamed for, L.: Quid fiet sonti, cum rea laudis agar? i. e. though deserving praise am accused, O.
    * * *
    I
    rea, reum ADJ
    liable to (penalty of); guilty
    II
    party in law suit; plaintiff/defendant; culprit/guilty party, debtor; sinner

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  • 4 substituō

        substituō uī, ūtus, ere    [sub+statuo], to present, submit: animo speciem corporis amplam, figure to himself, L.: funera fratrum oculis tuis, O.— To put instead, put in place of, substitute: in eorum locum civīs Romanos: Fulvius et Manlius pro Philippo substituti, L.: Siculis equites, L.: alqm huius criminis reum, i. e. throw on him the blame, Cu.
    * * *
    substituere, substitui, substitutus V TRANS
    place in rear/reserve; make subject/answerable to; substitute; make alternative

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  • 5 reus

    defendant, accused, answerable, bound.

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  • 6 obnoxius

    ob-noxĭus, a, um, adj.
    I.
    Lit.
    A.
    Subject, liable to punishment, obnoxious to punishment, punishable: obnoxius poenae obligatus ob delictum, Paul. ex Fest. p. 191 Müll.:

    ego tibi me obnoxium esse fateor culpae compotem,

    Plaut. Truc. 4, 3, 61; Dig. 48, 15, 1:

    ego lege Aquiliā obnoxius sum,

    ib. 11, 3, 14.—
    B.
    Liable or addicted to a fault or failing, guilty of it (cf.: deditus, addictus); constr.
    1.
    With dat.:

    animus neque delicto neque lubidini obnoxius,

    not addicted to vice or to sensual pleasures, Sall. C. 52, 21:

    communi culpae,

    Ov. A. A. 1, 395:

    facto,

    Tib. 3, 4, 15.—
    2.
    With gen.:

    obnoxios criminum, digno supplicio subjectos, sepulturae tradi non vetamus,

    for, on account of, Cod. Just. 3, 44, 11.—
    II.
    Transf., in gen.
    A.
    Subject, submissive, obedient, complying:

    dum illos obnoxios fidosque sibi faceret,

    Sall. C. 14, 6:

    obnoxium atque subjectum esse alicui,

    Liv. 7, 30, 2; 6, 28, 7; 23, 12, 9; 37, 53, 4; 42, 46, 3; Flor. 4, 4, 2. —
    B.
    Obliged, under obligation, beholden, indebted, responsible, answerable:

    uxori obnoxius sum,

    Ter. Hec. 3, 1, 22:

    totam Graeciam beneficio libertatis obnoxiam Romanis esse,

    Liv. 35, 31:

    fratris radiis obnoxia Luna,

    Verg. G. 1, 396:

    facies nullis obnoxia gemmis,

    not indebted to any jewels, Prop. 1, 2, 21:

    tantum in eo obnoxius est, si quid ipse dolo fecerit,

    Gai. Inst. 3, 207.—
    C.
    Exposed to a person, humbled before one:

    ne obnoxius filio sim et servo,

    Plaut. Bacch. 5, 2, 80.—
    D.
    Submissive, abject, servile, slavish, mean-spirited, timid, cowardly, etc.:

    non quibus ego essem obnoxius,

    Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 150:

    summissaeque manus, faciesque obnoxia mansit,

    Ov. M. 5, 235:

    si aut superbus, aut obnoxius videar,

    Liv. 23, 12:

    pax,

    servile, dishonorable, id. 9, 10.—
    2.
    Subject, liable, exposed, obnoxious to any thing; with dat., ad, or in and acc.
    (α).
    With dat.:

    infidis consiliis obnoxius,

    Tac. H. 3, 55:

    insidiis,

    id. A. 14, 40:

    infelici fecunditate fortunae,

    exposed, id. ib. 2, 75:

    aemulationi, odio, privatis affectionibus,

    id. ib. 3, 58:

    morbo,

    Plin. 17, 24, 37, § 221:

    contumeliis,

    Suet. Tib. 63:

    bello,

    Ov. P. 1, 8, 73:

    plerique Crasso ex negotiis privatis obnoxii,

    Sall. C. 48, 5:

    urbs artis itineribus (sc. incendiis),

    Tac. A. 15, 38.—
    (β).
    With ad: terra solida ad tales casus obnoxia, exposed to such accidents (viz. earthquakes), Plin. 2, 82, 84, § 197.—
    (γ).
    With in and acc.:

    in omnia obnoxius,

    exposed to every thing, Flor. 3, 20, 1. —
    3.
    In gen., exposed or liable to injury, danger, or misfortune, weak, infirm, frail:

    in hoc obnoxio domicilio animus liber habitat,

    Sen. Ep. 65, 21:

    supplex et obnoxius,

    Cic. ad Brut. 1, 17, 6:

    corpora,

    sickly, weakly, Plin. 31, 6, 32, § 60:

    flos,

    which soon falls off, soon suffers injury, frail, delicate, id. 14, 2, 4, § 27.—
    b.
    Obnoxium est, it is hazardous, dangerous, Tac. Or. 10.— Comp.:

    obnoxior (al. noxior),

    Sen. Clem. 1, 13.—Hence, adv.: obnoxĭē (only in Plaut. and Liv.).
    A.
    Guiltily, culpably:

    nihil obnoxie perire,

    quite innocently, Plaut. Stich. 3, 2, 41.—
    B.
    Submissively, slavishly, timidly:

    sententias dicere,

    Liv. 3, 39, 1.

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  • 7 promitto

    prō-mitto, mīsi, missum, 3 (sync. forms:

    promisti for promisisti,

    Ter. Ad. 5, 8, 17; Cat. 110, 3:

    promisse for promisisse,

    id. 110, 5:

    promissem,

    Plaut. Bacch. 5, 1, 12; archaic inf. pass. promittier, id. ib. 4, 8, 32), v. a.
    I.
    Lit., to let go forward, to send or put forth, to let hang down, let grow, etc. (rare;

    not in Cic.): ramos vel ferro compescunt vel longius promittunt,

    suffer to grow longer, Col. 5, 6, 11.—Reflex., to grow:

    nec ulla arborum avidius se promittit,

    Plin. 16, 26, 44, § 107.—Of the hair, the beard, to let hang down, let grow:

    satis constat multos mortales capillum ac barbam promisisse,

    Liv. 6, 16, 4; 5, 41; cf.:

    pogoniae, quibus inferiore ex parte promittitur juba,

    Plin. 2, 25, 22, § 89.— Transf.:

    (Sonus lusciniae) promittitur revocato spiritu,

    is drawn out, prolonged, Plin. 10, 29, 43, § 82;

    Gallia est longe et a nostris litoribus huc usque promissa,

    Mel. 1, 3; v. infra, P. a.—
    II.
    Trop., of speech.
    A.
    To say beforehand, to forebode, foretell, predict, prophesy (very rare):

    praesertim cum, si mihi alterum utrum de eventu rerum promittendum esset, id futurum, quod evenit, exploratius possem promittere,

    Cic. Fam. 6, 1, 5:

    ut (di) primis minentur extis, bene promittant secundis,

    id. Div. 2, 17, 38.—Of signs or omens, to forebode, portend:

    pari in meliora praesagio in Caesaris castris omnia aves victimaeque promiserant,

    Flor. 4, 7, 9:

    promittunt omina poenas,

    Val. Fl. 6, 730: clarum fore (Servium) visa circa caput flamma promiserat, Flor 1, 6, 1; 1, 7, 9.—Also, in gen., to denote beforehand:

    stella... vindemiae maturitatem promittens,

    Plin. 18, 31, 74, § 309.—
    B.
    To promise, hold out, cause to expect, give hope or promise of, assure (class. and freq.; syn.: polliceor, spondeo, recipio), constr. with acc., an object-clause, or de:

    domum,

    Plaut. Most. 1, 3, 28:

    sestertia septem,

    Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 81:

    carmen,

    id. Epod. 14, 7, dona, Ov Tr. 4, 2, 7:

    auxilium alicui,

    id. M. 13, 325:

    opem,

    id. F 5, 247:

    salutem,

    Luc. 4, 235:

    ea quae tibi promitto ac recipio,

    Cic. Fam. 5, 8, 5:

    si Neptunus quod Theseo promiserat, non fecisset,

    id. Off. 1, 10, 32:

    dii faxint, ut faciat ea quae promittit!

    id. Att. 16, 1, 6.— With inf. (usu. fut. inf.):

    promitto, recipio, spondeo, C. Caesarem talem semper fore civem, qualis hodie sit,

    Cic. Phil. 5, 18, 51; cf.:

    promitto, in meque recipio fore eum, etc.,

    id. Fam. 13, 10, 3:

    quem inimicissimum futurum esse promitto et spondeo,

    id. Mur. 41, 90:

    surrepturum pallam promisit tibi,

    Plaut. As. 5, 2, 80; id. Aul. 2, 2, 42; cf. id. Men. 5, 4, 6:

    promisit Apollo Ambiguam tellure novā Salamina futuram,

    Hor. C. 1, 7, 28; id. S. 1, 6, 34.—With inf. pres.:

    si operam dare promittitis,

    Plaut. Trin. prol. 5; id. Bacch. 4, 8, 79; id. Rud. 2, 6, 56: magorum vanitas ebrietati eas resistere [p. 1465] promittit, Plin. 37, 9, 40, § 124; cf.:

    se remedium afferer tantamque vim morbi levaturum esse promisit,

    Curt. 3, 6, 2 monstrare, Amm. 22, 7, 5:

    promittere oratorem,

    to give promise of becoming, Sen. Contr 4, 29, 10; cf.:

    per ea scelera se parricidam,

    excite fears lest he become, Quint. Decl. 1, 6:

    me Promisi ultorem,

    Verg. A. 2, 96.—With de:

    de alicujus voluntate promittere,

    Cic. Fam. 7, 5, 1:

    de me tibi sic promitto atque confirmo, me, etc.,

    id. ib. 3, 10, 1; Hor. S. 1, 4, 103:

    promittere damni infecti,

    i. e. to promise indemnification for, become answerable for the possible damage, Cic. Top 4, 22.—
    C.
    With ut and subj.:

    promiserat ut daret,

    Vulg. 2 Par. 21, 7.—Of things' terra ipsa promittit (aquas), gives promise of, leads one to expect water, Plin. 31, 3, 27, § 45:

    debet extremitas (picturae) sic desinere, ut promittat alia post se,

    to lead one to suppose, to suggest, id. 35, 10, 36, § 68; Sen. Hippol. 569.—
    2.
    In partic.
    a.
    To promise to come, to engage one's self to meet any one, to dine, sup, etc., Plaut. Stich. 3, 2, 19 sq.; 4, 2, 16:

    ad fratrem,

    Cic. de Or. 2, 7, 27:

    ad cenam mihi,

    Phaedr. 4, 23, 15; Petr. 10; so,

    tibi me promittere noli,

    to expect me, Ov. M. 11, 662.—
    b.
    To promise something to a deity, i. e. to vow:

    donum Jovi dicatum atque promissum,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 72, § 184:

    nigras pecudes Diti,

    Tib. 3, 5, 33; Juv 13, 233; Petr 88; Flor. 1, 11, 4.—
    c.
    To offer as a price (post-Aug.):

    pro domo sestertium millies promittens,

    Plin. 17. 1, 1, § 3. —Hence, prōmissus, a, um, P a.
    A.
    Lit., hanging down, long; of the hair: coma, Varr. ap. Non. 362, 32; Liv. 38, 17, 3; Ov. Tr. 4, 2, 34:

    Britanni capillo sunt promisso,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 14; so,

    capillus,

    Nep. Dat. 3, 1:

    barba,

    Verg. E. 8, 34; Liv. 2, 23, 4:

    barba omnibus promissa erat,

    id. 5, 41, 9; Plin. Ep. 2, 7, 7; Just. 4, 4, 1.—Of the dewlap:

    boves palearibus amplis et paene ad genua promissis,

    Col. 6, 1, 3.—Of the belly:

    sues ventre promisso,

    Col. 7, 9, 1.—
    B.
    Subst.: prōmissum, i, n., a promise (very freq. in prose and poetry; cf.

    promissio, pollicitatio),

    Cic. Verr 2, 5, 53, § 139:

    voto quodam et promisso teneri,

    id. Att. 12, 18, 1:

    constantia promissi,

    id. ib. 4, 17, 1:

    promissum absolvere,

    Varr. R. R. 2, 11, 1:

    facere,

    Cic. Off. 1, 10, 31; 3, 25, 95:

    exigere,

    id. ib. 3, 25, 94:

    ludere aliquem promisso inani,

    Ov. F. 3, 685.—In plur.:

    pacta et promissa servare,

    Cic. Off. 3, 24, 92:

    illis promissis standum non est, quae, etc.,

    id. ib. 1, 10, 32:

    promissis manere,

    Verg. A. 2, 160:

    promissa firmare,

    Ov. M. 10, 430:

    multa fidem promissa levant,

    Hor. Ep. 2, 2, 10:

    dic aliquid dignum promissis,

    id. S. 2, 3, 6:

    quo promissa (Ennii) cadant,

    i. e. the expectations which he raises, id. Ep. 2, 1, 52:

    promissa dare,

    to make promises, Cat. 63, 239; to fulfil, Ov. M. 2, 51.

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  • 8 sponsor

    sponsor, ōris, m. [spondeo], one who becomes answerable for another.
    I.
    Lit., a bondsman, surety (cf.: vas; gen. vadis, praes, vindex):

    de tuo negotio, quod sponsor es pro Pompeio, si Galba consponsor tuus redierit, non desinam cum illo communicare,

    Cic. Fam. 6, 18, 3:

    sponsores et creditores L. Trebellii,

    id. Phil. 6, 4, 11; cf. id. Quint. 23, 73:

    sponsor promissorum alicujus,

    id. Att. 15, 15, 2; 1, 10, 6; cf. id. ib. 1, 8, 2: si Pompeius mihi testis de voluntate Caesaris et sponsor est illi de meā, id. Prov. Cons. [p. 1747] 18, 43; cf.:

    vel testis opinionis meae vel sponsor humanitatis tuae,

    id. Fam. 7, 5, 2:

    quem, inquis, deorum sponsorem accepisti?

    Sen. Ep. 82, 1; cf.:

    (Hymenaeus) mihi conjugii sponsor et obses erat,

    Ov. H. 2, 34. — Poet., of a goddess:

    sponsor conjugii stat Dea picta sui,

    Ov. H. 16, 114.—
    II.
    Transf. (eccl. Lat.), a godfather, godmother, sponsor, Tert. Bapt. 18 med.

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