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|lshtext=<b>sponsĭo</b>: ōnis, f. [[spondeo]], jurid. and publicists' t. t.,<br /><b>I</b> a [[solemn]] [[promise]] or [[engagement]] to [[some]] [[performance]] (in bargains, covenants, treaties, etc.); a [[promise]], [[guarantee]], [[security]], sponsion for [[any]] one (freq. and [[class]].; cf.: [[pactio]], [[foedus]]).<br /><b>I</b> In gen.: [[sponsio]] appellatur [[omnis]] [[stipulatio]] promissioque, Dig. 50, 16, 7: voti [[sponsio]], quā obligamur deo, Cic. Leg. 2, 16, 41: Scandilium cogis sponsionem acceptam facere, id. Verr. 2, 3, 60, § 139: per inducias sponsionem faciunt, uti, etc., made an [[agreement]], Sall. J. 79, 4: non foedere pax Caudina sed per sponsionem facta est, by giving [[surety]], Liv. 9, 5, 2: sponsione se obstringere, id. 9, 8, 4: sponsionem interponere, id. 9, 9, 4; and: [[tunc]] [[sponsio]] et pax repudietur ... nec [[populus]] Romanus consulum sponsionem nec nos fidem populi Romani accusemus, id. 9, 11, 5: Ocriculani sponsione in amicitiam accepti, id. 9, 41, 20; 39, 43, 5 ([[but]] Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 26, is [[spurious]]; v. Ritschl ad h. l.).—<br /><b>II</b> In partic., in [[civil]] suits, a [[mutual]] [[agreement]] or [[stipulation]] of the parties, [[that]] he [[who]] loses should [[pay]] a [[certain]] [[sum]] to him [[who]] gains the [[cause]], a [[sort]] of [[wager]] at [[law]]: per sponsionem hoc [[modo]] agimus; provocamus adversarium tali sponsione: si [[homo]] quo de agitur ex jure Quiritium [[meus]] est, sestertios XXV. nummos [[dare]] spondes? Gai. Inst. 4, 93: [[condicio]] Quintio fertur, ut, si id [[factum]] negaret ceteraque, quae objecisset, sponsione defenderet [[sese]], Liv. 39, 43, 5: in [[probrum]] suum sponsionem factam, id. 40, 46, 14; [[hence]], [[sponsio]] (sponsionem facere) si non (ni), a [[wager]] [[that]], to [[agree]] to [[make]] a [[payment]] if not: ut sponsionem facere possent, ni [[adversus]] [[edictum]] praetoris vis facta esset, Cic. Caecin. 16, 45: [[sponsio]] est, ni te [[Apronius]] socium in decumis esse dicat, id. Verr. 2, 3, 59, § 135: sponsionem [[milium]] nummūm facere cum lictore suo, ni furtis quaestum faceret, id. ib. 2, 5, 54, § 131; cf.: jubet Quinctium sponsionem cum Sex. Naevio facere, si bona sua ex [[edicto]] [[dies]] XXX. possessa non essent, id. Quint. 8, 30; id. Fam. 7, 21 init.; id. Pis. 23, 55: sponsione [[optime]] facere posse, id. Caecin. 16, 45; id. Off. 3, 19, 77: Apronium sponsione lacessivit, id. Verr. 2, 3, 57, § 132: sponsione vincere, id. Quint. 27, 84.—Post-[[class]]., [[with]] [[quod]]: de sponsione [[quam]] is cum adversario, [[quod]] vir [[bonus]] esset, fecerat, Val. Max. 7, 2, 4: sponsionem provocare, [[quod]], etc., id. 2, 8, 2; 6, 1, 10.—With acc. and inf.: [[Cleopatra]] sponsione revocavit, insumere se posse, etc., Macr. S. 2, 13.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>2</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Hence, in gen., a [[bet]], betting: [[audax]], Juv. 11, 202.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> [[Meton]]., a [[sum]] of [[money]] deposited according to [[agreement]], a [[stake]], acc. to Varr L. L. 6, § 70 Müll.
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|gf=<b>spōnsĭō</b>,¹⁰ ōnis, f. ([[spondeo]])<br /><b>1</b> engagement oral et solennel, promesse, assurance, garantie : Dig. 50, 16, 7 ; Cic. Leg. 2, 41 ; Liv. 9, 9, 4 ; 9, 11, 5 ; 9, 41, 20 ; 39, 43, 5 ; sponsionem facere [[uti]]... Sall. J. 79, 1, prendre l’engagement solennel que<br /><b>2</b> [en droit] promesse verbale et réciproque entre deux parties de payer une certaine somme si telle condition n’[[est]] pas remplie ; cet engagement peut être le point de départ d’une action judiciaire, cf. Cic. Quinct. 30 ; 31 ; 32 ; Com. 10 ; [[Gaius]] Inst. 4, 93 &#124;&#124; promesse réciproque, engagement réciproque : [[sponsio]] [[est]], ni Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 135, ou sponsionem facere, ni Cic. Off. 3, 77, il y a engagement pris, prendre engagement pour le cas où il ne serait pas vrai que ; cogit [[eum]] sponsionem II [[milium]] nummum facere cum lictore [[suo]], ni furtis quæstum faceret Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 141, il le contraint à prendre un engagement de deux [[mille]] écus avec son licteur pour le cas où il ne serait pas vrai qu’il s’enrichissait de vols = il le contraint à prendre l’engagement de verser [[mille]] écus à son licteur s’il ne se disculpait de... ; [[sponsio]] fit de capite ac fortunis tuis Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 133, il se fait un engagement qui [[met]] en cause ta personnalité civile et ta fortune, cf. Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 137 ; sponsionem vincere Cic. Cæc. 91, gagner la somme stipulée par l’adversaire], ou sponsione vincere Cic. Quinct. 84, gagner dans la stipulation qu’on a faite soi-même<br /><b>3</b> somme stipulée : [[Varro]] L. 6, 70.
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{{Georges
|georg=spōnsio, ōnis, f. ([[spondeo]]), das feierliche [[Versprechen]], das Angeloben, I) eines Gelübdes, das Eingehen, voti, Cic. de legg. 2, 41. – II) die feierliche [[Verpflichtung]] [[zwischen]] [[zwei]] Parteien, A) [[bei]] Verhandlungen, Verträgen, Bündnissen usw., das feierliche Gelöbnis, die feierliche [[Zusage]], [[bes]]. die Verbürgung, [[Bürgschaft]] (vgl. Paul. dig. 50, 16, 7), [[lex]] est... [[communis]] [[rei]] publicae sp., [[ein]] allgemeines G. der Staatsgesellschaft (zum [[Gehorsam]]), ICt.: per indutias sponsionem faciunt, [[uti]] [[certo]] die legati [[domo]] proficiscerentur, Sall.: [[non]] foedere [[pax]]. Caudina, [[sed]] per sponsionem facta est, Liv.: [[eadem]] [[superbia]], quā sponsionem istam expresserunt [[nobis]] Samnites, Liv.: [[tam]] sponsiones [[quam]] foedera sancta [[esse]], Liv.: cum me [[seu]] turpi [[seu]] necessariā sponsione obstrinxi, Liv.: Ocriculani sponsione in amicitiam accepti, Liv.: vilia [[haec]] capita luendae sponsionis feramus, zur [[Auflösung]] der B. (den Feinden) [[darbringen]], Liv. – B) im [[Zivilprozeß]], die gegenseitige [[Verpflichtung]], Stipulation der Parteien, daß der Verlierende dem Gewinnenden eine gewisse [[Summe]] [[erlegen]] solle, eine [[Art]] [[Wette]] (vgl. Sohm Institutionen<sup>12</sup> S. 71 u. 295), a) eig.: sponsionem facere cum alqo, Cic.: cum sponsionem fecisset NI VIR BONUS ESSET, er wolle die stipulierte [[Summe]] [[zahlen]], [[wenn]] er [[nicht]] usw., Cic.: vincere sponsione (v. zur [[sponsio]] auffordernden [[Kläger]]), u. vincere sponsionem (v. [[dazu]] aufgeforderten Beklagten), das stipulierte [[Geld]], die gerichtl. [[Wette]] [[gewinnen]], Cic. (vgl. die Stt. [[bei]] Jordan Cic. Caecin. 91. p. 276 sq.). – übtr., v. ähnlichen Wetten, [[Cleopatra]] sponsione provocavit, insumere se posse in [[una]] [[cena]] HS centies, Macr.: sponsionibus (sc. [[inter]] Cleopatram et Antonium) factis, Plin. – b) meton., die [[bei]] solchen Stipulationen, Wetten niedergelegte [[Geldsumme]], [[Varro]] LL. 6, 70.
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|lnetxt=sponsio sponsionis N F :: solemn promise; wager at law
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