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dēfensĭo , ōnis, f. defendo, no. II.,
I.a defending, defence.
I. Prop.: “Remis cum spe defensionis studium propugnandi accessit,” Caes. B. G. 2, 7, 2.—With gen. subj.: “urbium,” id. ib. 7, 23, 5; id. B. C. 2, 7 fin.: “ad istam omnem orationem brevis est defensio,” Cic. Cael. 4; Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 88; id. Mil. 6, 15: “nostra propugnatio ac defensio dignitatis tuae,” id. Fam. 1, 7, 2 et saep.— With gen. obj.: “defensio criminis,” Quint. 7, 4, 3: “criminum,” Liv. 38, 49, 6: “sceleris,” Just. 39, 2, 8.—
B. Concr., a written defence, speech: “defensionem Demosthenes legit,” Plin. 7, 30, 31, § 110.—
II. As jurid. t. t.
a. The legal maintenance of a right: “libertatis,” Cod. Just. 1, 7, 18.—
b. (Acc. to defendo, no. II. B. 2.) Legal prosecution, punishment of a crime: “mortis,” Dig. 29, 5, 1, § 25.
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, Letters to his Friends, 1.7.2
    • Caesar, Gallic War, 2.7.2
    • Cicero, For Milo, 6.15
    • Cicero, Against Verres, 2.3.204
    • Cicero, For Marcus Caelius, 4
    • Caesar, Civil War, 2.7
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 38, 49
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 7, 4.3
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