I.taken in addition: causa, t. t. of law, which takes the defence of an action from an extraneous cause, assumptive, extrinsic: “juridicalis (causa) in duas tribuitur partes, absolutam et adsumptivam,” Cic. Inv. 1, 11; 2, 24; Auct. ad Her. 1, 14; cf. Quint. 7, 4, 7; Mart. Cap. 5, p. 146; Isid. Orig. 2, 5, 5.— * Adv.: assumptīvē , Mart. Cap. 5, p. 147 dub.
assumptīvus (ads- ), a, um, adj. id.,
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.
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