decessio

ἄδικον ἦν πλοῦτον ἔχειν παρὰ νόμον → it is unjust to have money against the law

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

dēcessĭo: ōnis, f. decedo,
I a going away, departure (opp. accessio—good prose).
I Lit.
   A In gen.: is mecum saepe de tua mansione aut decessione communicat, Cic. Fam. 4, 4 fin.—
   B Esp.
   1    The withdrawal, retirement of a magistrate from the province he has governed, Cic. Pis. 36, 89; id. Att. 6, 5 fin.; id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 1.—
   2    Pregn., the decrease, diminution, abatement, or entire disappearance of an object: neque enim ulla decessio fieri poterat neque accessio, Cic. Univ. 6: utrum accessionem decumae an decessionem de summa fecerit, id. Rab. Post. 11, 30 sq.; Dig. 29, 4, 28 fin.: decessio capitis aut accessio, Cic. Div. 2, 15, 36: accessio et decessio febris, Cels. 3, 3 fin.; so id. 2, 4 et saep.—
   3    Decease: Juliani, Spart. Did. Jul. 7 fin.— *
II Trop.: verborum, the transition, transferring of words from their primary to a derivative meaning, Gell. 13, 29, 1.