confisco
ἐξ ὀνύχων λέοντα τεκμαίρεσθαι → judge by the claws, judge by a slight but characteristic mark, small traits give the clue to the character of a person, deduce something from a small indication, identify a lion from its claws
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
confisco: no
I perf., ātum, 1, v. a. fiscus (post-Aug.).
I To lay up in a chest: quam (summam) et confiscatam semper repositamque habuerat, Suet. Aug. 101.—
B Trop.: felices pauperes, qui totam animam in confiscato habent, i. e. in hand, in readiness, Tert. Fuga, 12.—
II To seize upon for the public treasury, to confiscate: HS. milies, Suet. Calig. 16: alienissimas hereditates, id. Dom. 12.—
B Transf., of the person whose property has been confiscated: devictis his et confiscatis, Suet. Aug. 15; so, principes, id. Tib. 49: duos equites Romanos, id. Calig. 41; Dig. 27, 3, 9, § 6; cf. confiscatio.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
cōnfiscō,¹³ āvī, ātum, āre (cum et fiscus), tr.,
1 garder dans une caisse : pecuniam confiscatam habere Suet. Aug. 101, garder de l’argent en réserve dans sa cassette || aliquid in confiscato habere Tert. Fug. 12, avoir qqch. en réserve, à sa disposition
2 faire entrer dans la cassette impériale, confisquer : Suet. Cal. 16 || frapper qqn de confiscation : Suet. Aug. 15.
