κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
vēnālĭtas: ātis, f. venalis, II.,
I the capability of being bought (with bribes, etc.), venality, Cod. Just. 4, 59 fin.; Sid. Ep. 5, 13 med.>
vēnālĭtās, ātis, f. (venalis), vénalité : Sid. Ep. 5, 13 ; Cod. Just. 4, 59, 2, 3.