praecisio
From LSJ
βορβόρῳ δ' ὕδωρ λαμπρὸν μιαίνων οὔποθ' εὑρήσεις ποτόν → once limpid waters are stained with mud, you'll never find a drink
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
praecīsĭo: ōnis, f. praecido.
I A cutting off (post - Aug.): genitalium, App. M. 1, p. 106, 12.—
B Transf., concr., the piece cut off, a cut, cutting: tignorum, Vitr. 4, 2; absol., id. 5, 7.—
II In rhetoric, a breaking off abruptly, = ἀποσιώπησις, Auct. Her. 4, 30, 41.—
III An overreaching (late Lat.): finis praecisionis tuae, Vulg. Jer. 51, 13.
