praevaricatio
νύκτα οὖν ἡμέραν ποιούμενος → without delay, as soon as possible, as fast as possible, making the night day, making night into day, turning night into day
Latin > English
praevaricatio praevaricationis N F :: collusion; transgression (Plater)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
praevārĭcātĭo: ōnis, f. praevaricor,
I a stepping out of the line of duty, a violation of duty; esp. of an advocate who has a secret understanding with the opposite party, the making of a sham accusation or defence, collusion, prevarication (class.), Cic. Part. 36, 124: de praevaricatione absolutus, id. Q. Fr. 2, 16, 3: praevaricatio est, transire dicenda; praevaricatio etiam, cursim et breviter attingere, quae sint inculcanda, infigenda, repetenda, Plin. Ep. 1, 20, 2: praevaricationis crimine corruere, id. ib. 3, 9, 34: praevaricationis damnatus, id. ib.—
II Transgression, deviation from duty or law (eccl. Lat.): ubi enim non est lex, nec praevaricatio, Vulg. Rom. 4, 15: in redemptionem earum praevaricationum, id. Heb. 9, 15.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
prævārĭcātĭō,¹³ ōnis, f. (prævaricor), prévarication, intelligence avec la partie adverse, collusion : Cic. Part. 124 ; Q. 2, 16, 3 ; Plin. Min. Ep. 1, 20, 2.
Latin > German (Georges)
praevāricātio, ōnis, f. (praevaricor), die Überschreitung der Pflicht, bes. des Anwaltes, Anklägers, der es mit der Gegenpartei heimlich hält, der Doppeldienst, die verletzte Amtstreue, auch im Plur., Cic. u.a. – / Archaist. Genet. Sing. praevaricationus, Corp. inscr. 1, 200. lin. 38.
