compromitto
From LSJ
ποίαν παρεξελθοῦσα δαιμόνων δίκην; (Sophocles, Antigone 921) → What law of the gods have I transgressed?
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
com-prōmitto: (conp-), mīsi, missum, 3 (contr. form conpromesise = conpromisisse, S. C. Bacch. v. 14), v. a., jurid. t. t. in lawsuits,
I to promise mutually to abide by the decision of an arbiter: tribunicii candidati conpromiserunt, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 14 (15, 6): de aliquā re, Dig. 4, 8, 13: in arbitrum, ib. 44, 4, 4; 4, 8, 21 al.—
II To promise at the same time (very rare): eisque spolia peremptorum hostium compromittens, Cassiod. Hist. Eccl. 6, 1.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
comprōmittō,¹⁶ mīsī, missum, mittĕre, tr., s’engager mutuellement à s’en remettre sur une question à l’arbitrage d’un tiers, en déposant une caution entre ses mains : Cic. Q. 2, 14, 4
