infitiatio
From LSJ
ἄνθρωπός ἐστι πνεῦμα καὶ σκιὰ μόνον → human being is only a breath and a shadow, man is but a breath and a shadow
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
infĭtĭātĭo: (infĭc-), ōnis,f. infitior,
I a denial.
I In gen.: causam infitiatione defendere, Cic. de Or. 2, 25, 105: ipsam negationem infitiationemque, id. Part. 29, 102. —
II In partic., a denying or disowning of a debt, Sen. de Ira, 2, 9, 1: circumscriptiones, furta, fraudes, infitiationes, Dig. 47, 2, 69.
