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1377. Verbs of judicial action may take a cognate accusative (δίκην, γραφήν), on which the genitive of the crime depends: ““γραφὴν ὕβρεως καὶ δίκην κακηγορία_ς φεύξεταιhe will be brought to trial on an indictment for outrage and on a civil action for slanderD. 21.32. From this adnominal use arose the construction of the genitive with this class of verbs.

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