latrocinium

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

lā̆trōcĭnĭum: ĭi, n. id.. *
I Military service for pay: apud regem in latrocinio fuisti, Plaut. ap. Non. 134, 28.—
II Transf.
   A Freebooting, robbery, highway-robbery, piracy (class.): cum illum ex occultis insidiis in apertum latrocinium conjecimus, Cic. Cat. 2, 1, 1: fines suos ab latrociniis tueri, id. Deiot. 8, 22: pugna latrocinio magis, quam proelio similis, a contest with robbers, Sall. J. 97: latrociniis magis quam justo bello gerebantur res, Liv. 29, 6: latrocinium potius quam bellum, Cic. Cat. 1, 10, 26: latrociniis ac praedationibus infestatum mare, piracies, Vell. 2, 73, 3; Just. 43, 3: latrocinia nullam habent infamiam (apud Germanos), Caes. B. G. 6, 23, 6: qui in furto aut in latrocinio aut aliqua noxa comprehensi, in robbery, id. ib. 6, 16 fin.—
   B In gen., villany, roguery, fraud: furtim et per latrocinia potius, quam bonis artibus, ad imperia et honores nituntur, Sall. J. 4, 7; cf. Cic. Rosc. Am. 22, 61.—
   2    Abstr. pro concreto, a band of robbers: si ex tanto latrocinio unus tolletur, Cic. Cat. 1, 13, 31.—
   C Latrocinii imago, the semblance of freebooting, i. e. the game of draughts or chess, which imitates freebooting: sive latrocinii sub imagine calculus ibit, Ov. A. A. 2, 207.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

lătrōcĭnĭum,⁹ ĭī, n. (latrocinor),
1 service militaire : Pl. d. Non. 134, 28
2 vol à main armée, attaque faite par des brigands, brigandage : Cic. Cat. 2, 1 ; Dej. 22 ; Cæs. G. 6, 23, 6