latrocinatio

τὸ δ' ἐξαίφνης τὸ ἐν ἀναισθήτῳ χρόνῳ διὰ μικρότητα ἐκστάν → suddenly refers to what has departed from its former condition in a time imperceptible because of its smallness

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

lā̆trōcĭnātĭo: ōnis, f. latrocinor,
I a robbing, highway-robbery: multitudinis saeva, Plin. 19, 4, 19, § 59.