oppressio
From LSJ
φελένη καὶ φάναξ καὶ φοῖκος καὶ φαήρ → Ἑλένη καὶ ἄναξ καὶ οἶκος καὶ ἀήρ | Helen, lord, house, and air
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
oppressĭo: (obp-), ōnis, f. opprimo.
1 A pressing down, Vitr. 10, 3, 3; trop., force, violence (class.), Ter. Ad. 2, 2, 30.—
2 Violent seizure: occupatio fori, oppressio curiae, Cic. Dom. 3, 5.—
3 Oppression, overthrow: legum et libertatis, Cic. Off. 3, 21, 83.—
4 (Late Lat.) Med. t. t., = κατάληψις, a catalepsy, Cael. Aur. Acut. 2, 10, 56; id. Tard. 2, 5, 86.
