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dīlātĭo , ōnis, f. differo, B. 3.,
I.a putting off, delaying, deferring (good prose).
(α). With gen.: “temporis,” Cic. Phil. 3, 1, 2: “comitiorum,” id. de Imp. Pomp. 1, 2: “belli,” Liv. 9, 43; 45: “foederis,” id. 9, 5: “exitii,” Tac. A. 6, 4 fin. al.—
(β). Absol.: “alter (consul) nullam dilationem patiebatur,” Liv. 21, 52; 7, 14; 40, 57; “Sen. de Ira, 3, 12: solatium dilationis et morae,” Suet. Ner. 15; Vulg. Act. 25, 17 al.; in plur., Liv. 5, 5; Vell. 2, 79, al.—Esp. law t. t., the adjournment of a legal hearing or judgment: “Cassius, interpellatis judicibus, dilationem petiit,” Suet. Gram. 22.—
II. The interval: spatiosa, Apul. M. 11, p. 262, 28.
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, Philippics, 3.1.2
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 9, 43
    • New Testament, Acts, 25.17
    • Tacitus, Annales, 6.4
    • Suetonius, Nero, 15
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 45
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 5, 5
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 7, 14
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 21, 52
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 9, 5
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 40, 57
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