τὸ πολὺ τοῦ βίου ἐν δικαστηρίοις φεύγων τε καὶ διώκων κατατρίβομαι → waste the greater part of one's life in courts either as plaintiff or defendant
cĭmussātĭō, ōnis, f., action d’entourer d’une corde : Dosith. Gramm. 435, 23.