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rĕcūsātĭo , ōnis, f. id..
I. In gen., a declining, refusal.
A. Lit. (good prose): “disputationis,” Cic. de Or. 2, 7, 26: “cotidiana mea recusatio, Hirt. B. G. prooem. § 1: sine ullā recusatione,” Cic. Phil. 7, 4, 13: “sine recusatione,” id. Cat. 3, 2, 5; * Caes. B. C. 3, 90. —
B. Transf.: “stomachi,” loathing, nausea, Petr. 141, 6.—
II. In partic., in jurid. lang.,
A. An objection, protest: “neque haec tua recusatio confessio sit captae pecuniae,” Cic. Clu. 53, 148: “poena violatae religionis justam recusationem non habet,” id. Leg. 2, 16, 41. —
B. A plea in defence, counter-plea (opp. petitio): “judiciale (genus orationum) habet in se accusationem et defensionem, aut petitionem et recusationem,” Cic. Inv. 1, 5, 7; 2, 4, 11; Quint. 4, 4, 6; 5, 6, 5.
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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    • Cicero, Against Catiline, 3.2.5
    • Cicero, For Aulus Cluentius, 53.148
    • Cicero, Philippics, 7.4.13
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    • Cicero, On Oratory, 2.7
    • Cicero, De Legibus, 2.16
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 4, 4.6
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 5, 6.5
    • Cicero, De Inventione, 1.5
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