praestigiatrix

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τοῖς οἰκείοις συκοφαντίαν δέδωκεν → has given to his friends an opportunity for chicane, has offered to his friends the right of vindictive prosecution

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

praestigĭātrix: īcis, f. praestigiator,
I she who plays tricks, juggles, or deceives (Plautin.), Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 150; id. Truc. 1, 2, 31 Spengel ad loc.