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dīreptĭo , ōnis, f. diripio,
I.a plundering, pillaging (rare, but good prose): “urbs relicta direptioni et incendiis,” Cic. Fam. 4, 1, 2; cf. “urbis,” Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 52; * Caes. B. C. 2, 12: “oppidi (with expugnatio),” Suet. Claud. 21: “profanorum sacrorumque,” Quint. 8, 3, 69: “sociorum (with vexatio),” Cic. Cat. 1, 7, 18.—In plur., Cic. Fam. 4, 13, 2; Liv. 44, 1 fin.—
B. The stealing, rape: “aurei velleris,” Amm. 22, 8, 15.
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 (8):
    • Cicero, Letters to his Friends, 4.13.2
    • Cicero, Letters to his Friends, 4.1.2
    • Cicero, Against Catiline, 1.7.18
    • Cicero, Against Verres, 2.4.115
    • Caesar, Civil War, 2.12
    • Suetonius, Divus Claudius, 21
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 44, 1
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 8, 3.69
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