-
1 quaestio
quaestĭo, ōnis, f. [quaero], a seeking.I.In gen. (Plautin.):II.cave, fuas mi in quaestione,
lest you suffer yourself to be to seek, lest I have to look after you, Plaut. Pers. 1, 1, 52:tibi ne in quaestione essemus,
id. Capt. 2, 2, 3; id. Ps. 2, 2, 68.—In partic., an inquiry, investigation, a questioning, question, subject of inquiry:2.quaestio est appetitio cognitionis, quaestionisque finis inventio,
Cic. Ac. 2, 8, 26; 2, 36, 115:quae veri simillima (sententia sit), magna quaestio est,
id. Tusc. 1, 11, 23; id. Fin. 2, 11, 34:rem in disceptationem quaestionemque vocare,
to investigate, id. de Or. 3, 32, 129:res in quaestione versatur,
is under investigation, id. Clu. 58, 159:de moribus ultima fiet quaestio,
Juv. 3, 141:res in quaestionem venit,
comes under investigation, Quint. 5, 14, 16:modo aliquam quaestionem poëticam ei proponeret,
Nep. Att. 20, 2; cf. Cic. Att. 7, 19 fin.; Sen. Ben. 5, 8, 6; id. Ep. 48, 1; Suet. Tib. 56:quaestionem instituere,
to institute an investigation, Quint. 7, 1, 6:quaestionem solvere,
Sen. Ep. 48, 11; Quint. 5, 10, 26.—A public judicial investigation, examination by torture, a criminal inquiry, inquisition; the crime is usu. constr. with de:B.cum praetor quaestionem inter sicarios exercuisset,
instituted a trial for assassination, Cic. Fin. 2, 16, 54:verberibus ac tormentis quaestionem habuit pecuniae publicae,
id. Phil. 11, 2, 5:quaestionem mortis paternae de servis paternis habere,
id. Rosc. Am. 28, 78:quaestionem fugitare,
id. ib. 28, 78:servos in quaestionem polliceri,
id. ib. 28, 77:quaestionem ferre in aliquem,
to appoint, institute, make a motion for, id. de Or. 1, 53, 227:habere ex aliquo,
Liv. 33, 28:facere alicui,
against any one, Dig. 34, 3, 20:quaestionem de furto constituere,
Cic. Clu. 64, 181:quaestionem instituere de morte alicujus,
id. ib. 64, 181:quaestionem de morte viri habere,
id. ib. 65, 182;63, 176: quaestionem habere de servis in caput filii,
id. ib. 63, 176:ad quaestionem abripi,
to examination by torture, id. ib. 33, 89:alicui servum in quaestionem ferre,
id. ib. 64, 181:postulare servum in quaestionem,
id. ib. 64, 181:quaestiones severius exercere,
Liv. 9, 34:quaestioni praeesse,
to conduct a trial as judge, Cic. Rosc. Am. 4, 11: quaestiones perpetuae, the inquisitions concerning certain crimes (repetundarum, majestatis, de falso, de sicariis, de injuriis, etc.), conducted annually, after 605 A. U. C., by a standing commission, and presided over by the prætor, Cic. Brut. 27, 106:judex quaestionis,
the director of the criminal court under the presidency of the prætor, id. Clu. 54, 148; 33, 89; id. Brut. 76, 264:quaestiones extraordinariae,
trials out of the common course, held under a special commission, Liv. 39, 14; so,quaestio nova,
Cic. Mil. 5, 13:A QVAESTIONIBVS,
an attendant in examinations, a torturer, inquisitor, Inscr. Grut. 545, 6; 560, 1. —Transf.1.The court, the judges:2.dimittere eo tempore quaestionem,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 30, § 74:totam quaestionem a severitate ad clementiam transtulit,
Val. Max. 8, 1, 6.—The subject of investigation, the matter, case, question:b.perdifficilis et perobscura quaestio est de naturā deorum,
Cic. N. D. 1, 1, 1:dividere totam de dis immortalibus quaestionem in partis quattuor,
id. ib. 2, 1, 3:quaestio proposita,
Quint. 9, 2, 39.—In partic., in rhet.(α).The rhetorical subject of debate: quaestionum duo sunt genera: alterum infinitum, alterum definitum. Definitum est, quod hupothesin Graeci, nos causam: infinitum, quod thesin illi appellant, nos propositum possumus nominare, Cic. Top. 21, 79. —(β).The main point in a disputed matter, the issue in a cause: quaestio est quae ex conflictione causarum gignitur controversia, hoc modo: Non jure fecisti: jure feci. Causarum autem haec est conflictio, in quā constitutio constat;(γ).ex eā igitur nascitur controversia, quam quaestionem dicimus, hoc modo: jurene fecerit,
Cic. Inv. 1, 13, 18; cf. id. ib. 1, 6, 8.—A question, a disputed point, quaestio est, it is doubtful, may be disputed:sapientia efficit sapientis sola per se: beatos efficiat necne sola per se quaestio est,
Cic. Top. 15, 60; id. Tusc. 4, 13, 29; id. Inv. 2, 20, 60:quaestio est, an, etc.,
Quint. 7, 3, 22; cf.:nulla quaestio est,
Aug. Retract. 1, 19, 6; cf.also: in quaestione est,
Plin. 11, 17, 18, § 57; 10, 22, 27, § 52:quaestionis est immensae,
id. 7, 28, 29, § 101; 28, 2, 3, § 10.
См. также в других словарях:
Court of Inquiry — Court Court (k[=o]rt), n. [OF. court, curt, cort, F. cour, LL. cortis, fr. L. cohors, cors, chors, gen. cohortis, cortis, chortis, an inclosure, court, thing inclosed, crowd, throng; co + a root akin to Gr. chorto s inclosure, feeding place, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Punjab Disturbances Court Of Inquiry — On 19 June 1953 a Court of Inquiry was established to look into disturbances in the Punjab, Pakistan.DisturbancesIn the beginning of March 1953, widespread disturbances broke out in the Punjab, Pakistan, which in some places continued till the… … Wikipedia
Court — (k[=o]rt), n. [OF. court, curt, cort, F. cour, LL. cortis, fr. L. cohors, cors, chors, gen. cohortis, cortis, chortis, an inclosure, court, thing inclosed, crowd, throng; co + a root akin to Gr. chorto s inclosure, feeding place, and to E. garden … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Court breeding — Court Court (k[=o]rt), n. [OF. court, curt, cort, F. cour, LL. cortis, fr. L. cohors, cors, chors, gen. cohortis, cortis, chortis, an inclosure, court, thing inclosed, crowd, throng; co + a root akin to Gr. chorto s inclosure, feeding place, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Court card — Court Court (k[=o]rt), n. [OF. court, curt, cort, F. cour, LL. cortis, fr. L. cohors, cors, chors, gen. cohortis, cortis, chortis, an inclosure, court, thing inclosed, crowd, throng; co + a root akin to Gr. chorto s inclosure, feeding place, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Court circular — Court Court (k[=o]rt), n. [OF. court, curt, cort, F. cour, LL. cortis, fr. L. cohors, cors, chors, gen. cohortis, cortis, chortis, an inclosure, court, thing inclosed, crowd, throng; co + a root akin to Gr. chorto s inclosure, feeding place, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Court day — Court Court (k[=o]rt), n. [OF. court, curt, cort, F. cour, LL. cortis, fr. L. cohors, cors, chors, gen. cohortis, cortis, chortis, an inclosure, court, thing inclosed, crowd, throng; co + a root akin to Gr. chorto s inclosure, feeding place, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Court dress — Court Court (k[=o]rt), n. [OF. court, curt, cort, F. cour, LL. cortis, fr. L. cohors, cors, chors, gen. cohortis, cortis, chortis, an inclosure, court, thing inclosed, crowd, throng; co + a root akin to Gr. chorto s inclosure, feeding place, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Court fool — Court Court (k[=o]rt), n. [OF. court, curt, cort, F. cour, LL. cortis, fr. L. cohors, cors, chors, gen. cohortis, cortis, chortis, an inclosure, court, thing inclosed, crowd, throng; co + a root akin to Gr. chorto s inclosure, feeding place, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Court guide — Court Court (k[=o]rt), n. [OF. court, curt, cort, F. cour, LL. cortis, fr. L. cohors, cors, chors, gen. cohortis, cortis, chortis, an inclosure, court, thing inclosed, crowd, throng; co + a root akin to Gr. chorto s inclosure, feeding place, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Court hand — Court Court (k[=o]rt), n. [OF. court, curt, cort, F. cour, LL. cortis, fr. L. cohors, cors, chors, gen. cohortis, cortis, chortis, an inclosure, court, thing inclosed, crowd, throng; co + a root akin to Gr. chorto s inclosure, feeding place, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English