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-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.
(β). 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.—
(γ). 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.—
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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