recuso

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rĕ-cūso: āvi, ātum, 1 (
I gen. plur. of the part. pres. recusantūm, Verg. A. 7, 16), v. a. causa.
I In gen., to make an objection against, in statement or reply; to decline, reject, refuse, be reluctant or unwilling to do a thing, etc. (freq. and class.; cf.: abnuo, renuo, denego); constr. with acc., an inf., an object-clause, with de, ne, quin, quominus, or absol.
   (a)    With acc.: uxorem, * Ter. Hec. 3, 1, 16; Hor. S. 1, 4, 50: me judicem, Tac. Or. 5 al.; cf.: populum Romanum disceptatorem, Cic. Fl. 38, 97: populi Romani amicitiam, Caes. B. G. 1, 44: nec quae pepigere recusent, Verg. A. 12, 12: nullum periculum communis salutis causā, Caes. B. G. 7, 2; so, nullum periculum, id. ib. 7, 19; id. B. C. 3, 26: laborem, id. ib. 1, 68 fin.; Quint. 11, 3, 26; 12, 11, 10: nihil nisi hiberna, Caes. B. G. 5, 41: legumina, id. B. C. 3, 47 fin.: servitutem, Sall. J. 31, 20: vincla (leones), Verg. A. 7, 16: jussa, id. ib. 5, 749 et saep.: nihil tibi a me postulanti recusabo, Cic. de Or. 2, 29, 128; so, psalteria virginibus probis, Quint. 1, 10, 31: nihil de poenā, Cic. Planc. 1, 3; cf.: de stipendio, Caes. B. G. 1, 44: qui quod ab altero postularent, in se recusarent, id. B. C. 1, 32, 5: Ptolemaeus recusabat regem Aridaeum, rejected, Just. 13, 2, 11. — Of things: terra numquam recusat imperium, Cic. Sen. 15, 51: genua impediunt cursumque recusant, Verg. A. 12, 747: rapax ignis non umquam alimenta recusat, Ov. M. 8, 837: (falsae gemmae) recusant limae probationem, Plin. 37, 13, 76, § 200 et saep. —
   (b)    With inf. (in class. prose, only in negative sentences or questions implying a negative): mori recusare, Caes. B. G. 3, 22; Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 8, 6; 10, 17, 2; Anton. ap. Cic. Phil. 8, 8, 25; Liv. 22, 60, 17: hoc facere, id. 5, 53, 9: ad minora se demittere, Quint. prooem. § 5: prodere voce suā quemquam aut opponere morti, Verg. A. 2, 126: praeceptis parere, id. ib. 2, 607: quicquam tentare, id. ib. 11, 437: tibi comes ire, id. ib. 2. 704: facere ipse, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 208; Plin. Pan. 5; Curt. 6, 11, 36; Just. 14, 1, 6.— Of things: pedes vitiosum ferre recusant Corpus, Hor. S. 2, 7, 108; so id. Ep. 2, 1, 259; id. A. P. 39.—
   (g)    With object-clause: non rem (medicam) antiqui damnabant, sed artem. Maxime vero quaestum esse manipretio vitae recusabant, Plin. 29, 1, 8, § 16: Velinum lacum obstrui recusantes, refusing to permit, Tac. A. 1, 79; cf. infra, II.—
   (d)    With de: de judiciis transferendis recusare, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 2, § 6.—（ε) With ne: Servilius et recusare et deprecari, ne iniquis judicibus ... judicium capitis in se constitueretur, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 54, § 141: sententiam ne diceret, recusavit, id. Off. 3, 27, 100: reliqui ... ne unus omnes antecederet, recusarent, Caes. B. C. 3, 82 fin.— (ζ) With quin: si absim, haud recusem, quin mihi male sit, Plaut. Curc. 1, 3, 8: non possumus, quin alii a nobis dissentiant, recusare, Cic. Ac. 2, 3, 7: non recuso quin, etc., id. Fam. 6, 18, 4; id. Rosc. Am. 3, 8; Caes. B. C. 3, 45 fin.: neque recusare ... quin armis contendant, id. B. G. 4, 7; Liv. 8, 7, 19.— (η) With quominus: nec recusabo, quominus omnes mea legant, Cic. Fin. 1, 3, 7; id. Div. in Caecil. 10, 31: ... quominus perpetuo sub illorum dicione essent, Caes. B. G. 1, 31: neque recusavit quo minus poenam subiret, Nep. Epam. 8, 2.—（θ) Absol.: non recuso, non abnuo, etc., Cic. Mil. 36, 100: recusandi aut deprecandi causā legatos mittere, Caes. B. G. 5, 6; Verg. E. 3, 29 et saep. —
II In partic.
   1    To refute, disprove: nativitatis mendacium, Tert. adv. Marc. 3, 11.—
   2    In jurid. lang., to protest against a complaint; to object, take exception, plead in defence: causa omnis, in quā pars altera agentis est, altera recusantis, Quint. 3, 10, 1: numquid recusas contra me? Plaut. Poen. 5, 6, 18: tu me ad verbum vocas: non ante venio, quam recusaro ... Quoniam satis recusavi, veniam jam quo vocas, Cic. Caecin. 28, 8 sq.: cum reus recusare vellet, sub usuris creditam esse pecuniam, etc., Dig. 17, 1, 48; cf. recusatio, II. B.

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rĕcūsō,⁸ āvī, ātum, āre (re et causa), tr.,
1 repousser, décliner, refuser : a) populi Romani amicitiam recusare, appetere Cæs. G. 1, 44, 5, rejeter, rechercher l’amitié du peuple romain ; periculum Cæs. G. 7, 19, 5, se refuser à courir des dangers ; populum Romanum disceptatorem Cic. Fl. 97, refuser le peuple romain comme arbitre || terra numquam recusat imperium Cic. CM 51, la terre ne repousse jamais un ordre, ne refuse jamais l’obéissance ; b) abs^t avec de ] opposer un refus au sujet de, s’opposer à, protester contre : de stipendio Cæs. G. 1, 44, 4, se refuser à un tribut, cf. Cic. Fam. 3, 7, 3 ; Verr. 2, 1, 6 ; c) [avec ne subj.] refuser de : Cic. Off. 3, 100 ; Cæs. C. 3, 82, 4 ; d) non recusare quin, ne pas s’opposer à ce que : Cic. Ac. 2, 7 ; Amer. 8 ; Fam. 6, 18, 4, etc. non fuit recusandum quin Cic. Marc. 24, il était inévitable que ; ou non recusare quominus Cic. Fin. 1, 7 ; Phil. 1, 27 ; Cæcil. 31 ; Cæs. G. 1, 31, 7 ; e) non recusare avec inf., ne pas refuser de : Planc. d. Cic. Fam. 10, 8, 6 ; 10, 17, 2 ; Ant. d. Cic. Phil. 8, 25 ; Cæs. G. 3, 22, 3 ; Liv. 22, 60, 17, cf. Liv. 5, 53, 9 ; [sans nég.] recusare avec inf., refuser de : Curt. 6, 11, 36 ; Plin. Min. Pan. 5 ; Virg. En. 2, 126, etc.; Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 208 ; f) [avec prop. inf.] s’opposer à ce que : Plin. 29, 16 ; Tac. Ann. 1, 79
2 [justice] repousser une accusation : Quint. 3, 10, 1 || opposer une réclamation : Pl. Pœn. 1355 || opposer une objection, une protestation : Cic. Cæc. 81 ; 82.