damnatio
κρεῖττον τὸ μὴ ζῆν ἐστιν ἢ ζῆν ἀθλίως → death is better than a life of misery, it is better not to live at all than to live in misery
Latin > English
damnatio damnationis N F :: damnation; [~ memoriae => erasing all record/images of defeated rivals]
damnatio damnatio damnationis N F :: condemnation (in a court of law); obligation under a will; adverse judgement
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
damnātĭo: ōnis, f. id.,
I condemnation (good prose).
I Prop.
A In gen.: (video) omnes damnatos, omnes ignominia affectos, omnes damnatione ignominiaque dignos illuc facere, etc., Cic. Att. 7, 3, 5; id. Verr. 2, 2, 41: quid est illa damnatione judicatum, nisi, etc.? id. Clu. 20: si damnatio ingruit, Tac. A, 4, 35: certi damnationis, Suet. Tib. 61 al.—In eccl. Lat. esp. of the displeasure of God: quorum damnatio justa est, Vulg. Rom. 3, 8; 8, 1.—In plur.: reorum acerbissimae damnationes (opp. libidinosissimae liberationes), Cic. Pis. 36; Tac. A. 3, 31 fin.—With gen. of the offence: ambitus, Cic. Clu. 36, 98; of the punishment: tantae pecuniae, id. Verr. 2, 17, 42.—With ad and accus. of the punishment: ad furcam, Dig. 48, 19, 28: hominis ad carnificinam, dei ad poenam sempiternam, Lact. 5, 11, 8; animarum ad aeterna supplicia, id. 2, 12, 9.—
B Esp. with reference to the meaning of damnas (v. h. v.): an heir's obligation to pay, Paul. Sent. 3, 6.—
II Transf., of inanimate things: apiastrum in confessa damnatione est venenatum, Plin. 20, 11, 45, § 116.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
damnātĭō,¹⁰ ōnis, f. (damno),
1 condamnation judiciaire : damnatio ambitus Cic. Clu. 98, condamnation pour brigue ; [avec le gén. de la peine] seulement à la décad. ; damnatio ad furcam Callistr. Dig. 48, 19, 28, condamnation à la potence || [en gén.] action de proscrire, de rejeter qqch. : esse in confessa damnatione Plin. 20, 45, être rejeté sans conteste
2 damnation : Eccl.
Latin > German (Georges)
damnātio, ōnis, f. (damno), I) die Schuldigsprechung, Verdammung, Verurteilung, auch im Plur. (Ggstz. absolutio, liberatio, vacatio), crimen sine accusatore, sententia sine consilio, damnatio sine defensione, Cic.: dignus damnatione ignominiāque, Cic.: certus damnationis, Suet.: tutus a damnatione, Val. Max. – d. Sex. Roscii, Cic.: absentis, Cic. – causa (Ursache) damnationis, Nep.: poena damnationis, Cic. – d. iniusta, iniquissima, Val. Max.: invidiosa, Cic.: acerbissimae damnationes (Ggstz. libidinosissimae liberationes), Cic. – damnationem anteire veneno, Tac.: damnationem voluntariā morte praevertere, Tac.: damnationem remorari, Cornif. rhet.: damnatio ingruit, Tac. – mit Genet. des Vergehens, ista d. ambitus, Cic. Cluent. 98. – m. Genet. der Leistung (Strafe), tantae pecuniae, Cic. Verr. 2, 42. – mit ad u. Akk. der Strafe, ad furcam, Callistr. dig. 48, 19, 28 pr.: hominis damnatio ad carnificinam, dei vero ad poenam sempiternam, Lact. 5, 11, 8: mors est animarum pro meritis ad aeterna supplicia damnatio, Lact. 2, 12, 9. – II) übtr.: a) die Verpflichtung eines Erben, zu zahlen, die Zahlpflicht, ICt. – b) die Verwerfung einer Sache, apiastrum in confessa damnatione est venenatum, ist bekanntermaßen ein verworfenes giftiges Kraut, Plin. 20, 116.