causatio

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

causātĭo: ōnis, f. causa, II. C. (postclass.).
I A pretext, an excuse, apology, plea, Cod. Th. 3, 5, 2; Tert. ad Marc. 5, 20: aegri corporis, Gell. 20, 1, 30.—
II A disease: rara, Pall. 1, 4, 1.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

causātĭō, ōnis, f. (causor),
1 prétexte : causatio ægri corporis Gell. 20, 1, 30, excuse de la maladie