οἷς πρόθεσίς ἐστιν ἀδικεῖν, παρ' αὐτοῖς οὐδὲ δικαία ἀπολογία ἰσχύει → not even a just excuse means anything to those bent on injustice | the tyrant will always find a pretext for his tyranny | any excuse will serve a tyrant
sēmĭ-hōra: ae, f.,
I a half-hour, half an hour, Cic. Rab. Perd. 2, 6; Cels. 3, 21; Petr. 69, 4; Auct. B. Afr. 38.
sēmĭhōra,¹³ æ, f., demi-heure : Cic. Rab. perd. 6 ; Cels. Med. 3, 21.