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līs: lītis (old form stlis, stlitis, like stlocus for locus; cf. Quint. 1, 4, 16), f. root star-, in sterno; cf. Germ. streiten, to contend,
I a strife, dispute, quarrel.
I In gen.: si quis pugnam expectat, litis contrahat, Plaut. Capt. prol. 63: philosophi aetatem in litibus conterunt, Cic. Leg. 1, 20, 53: grammatici certant et adhuc sub judice lis est, Hor. A. P. 78: morsus litibus alternis dati, Prop. 4 (5), 5, 39: semper habet lites alternaque jurgia lectus In quo nupta jacet, Juv. 6, 268.—Transf., of inanimate things: lis est cum formā magna pudicitiae, Ov. H. 16, 288; id. F. 1, 107.—
II In partic.
   A A charge, an accusation: accipito hanc tute ad te litem ... Fac ego ne metuam mihi, atque ut tu meam timeas vicem, Plaut. Most. 5, 2, 23. —
   B A lawsuit, an action or process at law: nam mihi tris hodie litis judicandas dicito, Plaut. Merc. 2, 2, 10: hodie juris coctiores non sunt, qui litis creant, Quam sunt hice, qui, si nihil est litium, litis serunt, id. Poen. 3, 2, 9 sq.; Cic. de Or. 3, 28, 109: repetere ac persequi lite atque judicio aliquid, id. Verr. 2, 3, 13, § 32: litem alicui intendere, id. de Or. 1, 10, 42: in inferendis litibus, id. Rab. Post. 4, 10: contestari, id. Att. 16, 15, 2: obtinere aut amittere, id. Rosc. Com. 4, 10: orare, id. Off. 3. 10, 43: sedare, id. Verr. 2, 3, 57, § 132: secare, Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 42: perdere, Gai. Inst. 4, 30: in litibus aestimandis, in suits for damages, Cic. Clu. 41, 116; id. Rab. Post. 4, 9: lis capitis, a prosecution involving life, a capital charge, id. Clu. 41, 116: aestimationem litium non esse judicium, an appraisal of damages, id. ib.; cf. id. Rab. Post. 5, 11: cum in eum litis aestimares, id. ib. 5, 12: quod vulgo dicitur, e lege Julia litem anno et sex mensibus mori, Gai. Inst. 4, 104.—
   2    In the phrase: litem suam facere, to make the cause his own, said,
   (a)    Litem suam facere, of an advocate who neglects the cause of his client and seeks his own advantage: quid, si cum pro altero dicas, litem tuam facias? Cic. de Or. 2, 75, 305.—
   (b)    Also of a judge who, out of favor or through bribery, pronounces an unjust sentence, or who turns aside from the questions strictly before him to express his own opinions or feelings through the judgment: debet enim judex attendere, ut cum certae pecuniae condemnatio posita sit, neque majoris neque minoris summa petita nummo condemnet, alioquin litem suam facit; item si taxatio posita sit, ne pluris condemnet quam taxatum sit, alias enim similiter litem suam facit, Gai. Inst. 2, 52: si judex litem suam fecerit, Dig. 44, 7, 4, § 4; cf. ib. 5, 1, 15; so, trop.: nam et Varro satis aperte, quid dicere oporteret, edocuit; et ego adversus eum, qui doctus esse dicebatur, litem meam facere absens nolui, Gell. 10, 1.—
   (g)    Also of a judge who does not appear on the day appointed: inde ad comitium vadunt, ne litem suam faciant, C. Titius ap. Macr. S. 2, 12.—
   C The subject of an action at law, the matter in dispute: quibus res erat in controversia, ea vocabatur lis, Varr. L. L. 7, § 93 Müll.: illud mihi mirum videri solet, tot homines statuere non potuisse, utrum rem an litem dici oporteret, Cic. Mur. 12, 27: lites severe aestimatae, id. ib. 20, 42: quo minus secundum eas tabulas lis detur, non recusamus, id. Rosc. Com. 1, 3: de tota lite pactionem facere, id. ib. 14, 40: in suam rem litem vertere, Liv. 3, 72: litem lite resolvere, to explain one obscure thing by another equally so, Hor. S. 2, 3, 103.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

līs,⁹ lītis, f.,
1 différend, querelle, dispute : si quis pugnam exspectat, lites contrahat Pl. Capt. 63, si qqn veut se battre, qu’il cherche des disputes ; ætatem in litibus conterere Cic. Leg. 1, 53, passer sa vie à se quereller
2 [t. de procéd.] débat devant le juge, contestation en justice, procès : tres lites judicare Pl. Merc. 281, être juge dans trois procès ; si lis in judicio est Cic. Off. 1, 59, s’il y a un procès devant le juge ; privata lis Cic. Com. 24, instance privée ; sedasti lites illorum Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 132, tu as apaisé leur contestation || litem suam facere Cic. de Or. 2, 305, faire sienne la contestation, plaider pour soi, en oubliant son client [ou prendre fait et cause, être partial en parl. du juge qui n’observe pas strictement la formule donnée par le préteur : Gaius Inst. 2, 52 ; Dig. 44, 7, 4, 4 ]
3 objet du débat, chose réclamée res ou lis Varro L. 7, 93, cf. Cic. Mur. 27 ] : orare litem Cic. Off. 1, 43, exposer sa réclamation, présenter sa cause ; totam litem aut obtinere aut amittere Cic. Com. 10, gagner ou perdre la totalité de la réclamation ; dare litem secundum tabulas alicujus Cic. Com. 3, trancher le débat en faveur des registres de qqn || [d’où, dans les procès de péculat et concussion] amende ou peine réclamée contre l’accusé : in aliquem litem capitalem inferre Cic. Clu. 116, requérir contre qqn une peine qui touche à l’existence ; in inferendis litibus Cic. Rab. Post. 10, dans les réquisitions de peine ; in litibus æstimandis Cic. Clu. 116, quand il s’agit d’évaluer la peine ; lites severe æstimatæ Cic. Mur. 42, évaluation sévère des amendes ; æstimatio litium non est judicium Cic. Clu. 116, l’évaluation de la peine est autre chose que le jugement. arch. leiteis = lites Pl. Merc. 281 || forme anc. stlis Cic. Or. 158 ; Quint. 1, 4, 16.

Latin > German (Georges)

līs (altlat. stlīs), lītis, Genet. Plur. lītium, f., der Streit, die Streitigkeit, der Zank, unter zwei Leuten, I) im allg.: lis uxoria, häuslicher Zwist (mit der Gattin), Sen.: lites factae sunt inter eos, Ter.: aetatem in litibus conterere, Cic.: litem componere, beilegen, Verg.: u. so lites eorum sedare, Cic.: litem discernere, entscheiden, Verg.: in litem ire, streiten, zanken, Ov. – übtr., lis est cum forma magna pudicitiae, Ov. – II) insbes., die gerichtliche Streitigkeit, der Prozeß, 1) eig.: privata, Cic.: privatarum litium iudices, Firm.: multitudo litium, varietas causarum, Cic.: decemviri litibus (stlitibus) iudicandis, Cic. (s. decem-virno. III): litem intendere alci, Cic.: alci litem intendere uxoris ducendae eius, quam civem Atticam vitiaverat, Donat.: litem inferre alci, Sen.: inferre in alqm litem capitis, Cic.: contrahere lites, sich zuziehen, Plaut.: contractas lites iudicare, Cic.: committere iudici litem, Petron.: totam litem obtinere aut amittere, Cic.: litem orare, führen, Cic.: litem habere cum alqo, Cic.: litem sequi od. sectari, haben wollen, Ter.: litem contestari, s. con-tēstor: litem suam facere, v. Anwalt, statt des Klienten Sache zu führen, sich selbst verteidigen, Cic.; v. Richter, einen unrechten Ausspruch tun, aus Gunst, Bestechung usw., ICt.; u. v. Richter, der nicht zum Termin erscheint, C. Titius bei Macr.: litem dare secundum alqd, den Ausspruch tun, den Prozeß entscheiden, Cic.; secundum alqm, zu jemandes Vorteil, Val. Max.; contra alqm, gegen jmd. (zu jmds. Nachteil), Gell.: adhuc sub iudice lis est, Hor. – 2) meton., der Gegenstand des Prozesses, die Streitsache, das Streitobjekt, interceptor alienae litis, Liv.: litem in rem suam vertere, den Acker, worüber Streit war, (als Richter) selbst behalten, Liv.: litem aestimare, s. aestimono. I: litem taxare, Sen.: litem lite resolvere, eine strittige (dunkle) Sache durch eine ebenso strittige (dunkle) Sache erklären, Hor.: litem perdere, das Str. (u. somit den Prozeß, seine Sache) verlieren, Plaut., Cic. u. Hor. – / Arch. Formen: a) stlis, Cic. or. 156. Quinct. 1, 4, 16. – b) slis, Corp. inscr. Lat. 1, 198, 7. – c) leis, Corp. inscr. Lat. 1, 205. col. 1. lin. 49.

Latin > Chinese

lis, litis. f. :: 官司。訟。爭論。訟之事。Litis aestimatio 罰賠訟費。 Instrumenta litis 在案之文憑。Decidere vel transigere lites 解訟。Interquiescentibus litibus 封印之時。Sub judice lis est 未定案。尙辯此。