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abdĭcātĭo , ōnis, f. abdĭco,
I.a renouncing, disowning.
1. Jurid. t. t.: “hereditatis,” Cod. Just. 6, 31, 6: “liberorum,” disinheriting, ib. 6, 8, 47; Quint. 7, 4, 27; 3, 6, 77; 7, 1, 15; Plin. 7, 45, 46, § 150 al.; cf. Dirksen, Versuch., etc., Leipz. 1823, p. 62 sq.—*
2. Polit. t. t., a renunciation of an office, abdication: “dictaturae,” Liv. 6, 16 fin.
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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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (5):
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 7.45
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 6, 16
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 3, 6.77
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 7, 1.15
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 7, 4.27
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