nepotor
From LSJ
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
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
nĕpōtor: ātus, 1, v. dep. 1. nepos, C.,
I to be prodigal, profuse, extravagant.
I Lit.: Aristippus in purpurā nepotatur, Tert. Apol. 46 fin.—
II Trop., to throw away, squander: veto liberalitatem nepotari, Sen. Ben. 1, 15, 3.
