immeritum

causor ( causs-), ātus, 1, v. n. and trans. [causa].

In the ante-class. per., to plead, dispute concerning a subject, to discuss it for and against, to debate a question, Pac., Att., and Afran. ap. Non. p. 89, 11 sq.—

Since the Aug. per. (in Ciceronian Lat. the word is not used), to give as a reason (a real, and more freq. a feigned one) for something, to make a pretext of, to pretend, to plead.

With acc.:

multa,

Lucr. 1, 398:

aves aut omina dira,

Tib. 1, 3, 17 sq.:

omina Visaque,

Ov. M. 9, 768:

nec freta pressurus tumidos causabitur Euros,

id. Am. 1, 9, 13: stultus uterque locum immeritum causatur inique: in culpā est animus. Hor. Ep. 1, 14, 12:

ipse valetudinem excusans, patre animi quoque ejus haud mirabilem interturbationem causante,

Liv. 23, 8, 7; 3, 64, 2; 36, 10, 13:

negotia,

Tac. A. 1, 47 fin.:

valetudinem,

id. H. 3, 59 fin.:

adversam patris voluntatem,

id. A. 13, 44:

diei tempus,

Curt. 4, 16, 18 al. —

Absol.:

causando nostros in longum ducis amores,

Verg. E. 9, 56.—

With acc. [p. 305] and inf., Liv. 5, 15, 6; 28, 35, 2; Tib. 1, 3, 17; Suet. Ner. 49; Curt. 6, 5, 31; Gell. 18, 4, 9. —

With quod:

causatus in utroque, quod hic non esset secutus, etc.,

Suet. Calig. 23; Dig. 16, 3, 3.—

With inf.:

causari accipere rationes,

to avoid by a pretence, Dig. 40, 7, 34, § 1.

causor ( causs-), ātus, 1, v. n. and trans. [causa].

In the ante-class. per., to plead, dispute concerning a subject, to discuss it for and against, to debate a question, Pac., Att., and Afran. ap. Non. p. 89, 11 sq.—

Since the Aug. per. (in Ciceronian Lat. the word is not used), to give as a reason (a real, and more freq. a feigned one) for something, to make a pretext of, to pretend, to plead.

With acc.:

multa,

Lucr. 1, 398:

aves aut omina dira,

Tib. 1, 3, 17 sq.:

omina Visaque,

Ov. M. 9, 768:

nec freta pressurus tumidos causabitur Euros,

id. Am. 1, 9, 13: stultus uterque locum immeritum causatur inique: in culpā est animus. Hor. Ep. 1, 14, 12:

ipse valetudinem excusans, patre animi quoque ejus haud mirabilem interturbationem causante,

Liv. 23, 8, 7; 3, 64, 2; 36, 10, 13:

negotia,

Tac. A. 1, 47 fin.:

valetudinem,

id. H. 3, 59 fin.:

adversam patris voluntatem,

id. A. 13, 44:

diei tempus,

Curt. 4, 16, 18 al. —

Absol.:

causando nostros in longum ducis amores,

Verg. E. 9, 56.—

With acc. [p. 305] and inf., Liv. 5, 15, 6; 28, 35, 2; Tib. 1, 3, 17; Suet. Ner. 49; Curt. 6, 5, 31; Gell. 18, 4, 9. —

With quod:

causatus in utroque, quod hic non esset secutus, etc.,

Suet. Calig. 23; Dig. 16, 3, 3.—

With inf.:

causari accipere rationes,

to avoid by a pretence, Dig. 40, 7, 34, § 1.

ĭnīquus, a, um, adj. [2. in-aequus], unequal.

Lit.

Uneven, not level, steep:

puppis, inflicta vadis, dorso dum pendet iniquo,

Verg. A. 10, 303:

juga montis iniqui,

Ov. M. 10, 172.—

Not of the right measure, too great or too small:

haeret Hylas lateri (Herculis), passusque moratur iniquos,

greater than his own, Val. Fl. 3, 486:

iniquae heminae,

Pers. 1, 130:

pocula iniqua,

too large, Ser. Samm. 37:

iniquo pondere rastri,

too heavy, Verg. G. 1, 164; so,

adhibitis iniquis ponderibus,

Dig. 18, 1, 32:

sol,

too hot, Verg. A. 7, 227:

merum,

taken immoderately, Val. Fl. 3, 66.—

Transf.

Unfair, unjust:

quam iniqui sunt patres omnes in adulescentes judices,

Ter. Heaut. 2, 1, 7:

pacem vel iniquā condicione retinere,

Cic. Att. 8, 11, D, §

6: quid hoc iniquius dici potest,

id. Quint. 2, 8:

causa,

Ter. And. 1, 5, 22:

lex,

Hor. S. 1, 3, 67:

Parcae,

id. C. 2, 6, 9:

quis iniquae Tam patiens urbis, ut, etc.,

Juv. 1, 30:

ventres modio castigare iniquo,

with short measure, scanty fare, id. 14, 126:

praeripere... valde est iniquum,

Cic. Har. Resp. 3, 6.—

Inimical, hostile, adverse:

iniquum esse in aliquem,

Ter. Hec. 3, 5, 25:

homines natura asperi atque omnibus iniqui,

Cic. Planc. 16, 40:

animo iniquissimo infestissimoque aliquem intueri,

id. Verr. 2, 5, 55, § 144:

obscurius iniqui,

id. Fam. 1, 5, b, 2:

sermones,

id. ib. 1, 9, 20:

vultu iniquo spectare,

with an envious, spiteful look, Ov. A. A. 1, 313.— Subst.: ĭnīquus, i, m., an enemy, foe:

iniqui mei,

Cic. Planc. 16, 40; id. Fam. 11, 27, 7:

tui,

id. Verr. 2, 2, 69, § 167 Zumpt:

nonnulli nostri iniqui,

id. Planc. 23, 57.— Also in sup.:

omnibus iniquissimis meis,

Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 69 init.; cf. inimicus, and Zumpt, Gram. § 410.—

Hurtful, injurious, unfavorable, disadvantageous:

loco iniquo subeundum erat ad hostes,

Liv. 2, 31, 4:

ascensu,

id. 28, 16, 7:

loca ad transitum,

id. 8, 38, 6; cf.

spatio,

Verg. A. 5, 203; id. G. 4, 147:

palus gnara vincentibus, iniqua (i. e. invia) nesciis,

Tac. A. 1, 63:

tributum iniquo suo tempore imperatum,

Liv. 2, 23, 5:

consilia cum patriae tum sibi capere,

Nep. Paus. 3, 3:

vina capiti,

Plin. 13, 4, 9, § 44:

casus,

Verg. A. 6, 475: sortem miserari iniquam, hard, id. ib. 12, 243.— Comp.:

in locum iniquiorem progredi,

Caes. B. G. 2, 10, 4.— Sup.:

iniquissimo nostris loco proelium committere coeperunt,

Caes. B. G. 5, 32 fin.; so,

locum subire,

id. ib. 2, 27 fin. —

Unwilling, impatient, discontented:

iniquo animo pati,

Ter. Eun. 2, 1, 6:

iniquo animo ferre aliquid,

Cic. Tusc. 2, 2, 5:

iniquissimo animo mori,

id. de Sen. 23, 83:

iniquae mentis asellus,

Hor. S. 1, 9, 20:

utrum aequo an iniquo animo mortem subieris jam nihil refert,

Lact. 3, 27, 8:

caelestes iniqui,

ungracious, unkind, Ov. H. 8, 87.—

Unsuitable:

hoc paene iniquum est, comico choragio conari agere nos tragoediam,

Plaut. Capt. prol. 61.—

Imperfect, improperly drawn up:

formula,

Gai. Inst. 4, 57.— Hence, adv.: ĭnīquē.

Lit., unequally:

quam inique comparatum est,

Ter. Phorm. 1, 1, 7; cf.:

numquam vidi iniquius concertationem comparatam,

i. e. where the parties were more unequally matched, id. Ad. 2, 2, 4; and:

hoc prope iniquissime comparatum est, etc.,

Cic. Clu. 21, 57.—

Trop.

Unfairly, unjustly (opp. jure):

occidere,

Liv. 39, 48, 2:

facere aliquid erga aliquem,

Plaut. Cas. 3, 4, 27:

pacisci,

Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 14, § 37:

expulsi, Auct. Or. pro Dom. 33: locum immeritum causari,

Hor. Ep. 1, 14, 12.—

Unfitly, unsuitably:

etsi inique Castorem cum Domitio comparem,

Cic. Deiot. 11, 31.—

Not patiently, indignantly:

aliquid ferre,

Lact. 6, 4 med.; cf.:

aliquid iniquissime ferre,

Suet. Caes. 45.