reatum
Dictionary entries
- Entry →reatus, reatus:
Masculine · Noun · 4th declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Government
accusation, charge; state/condition of being accused; dress of accused (L+S);; guilt;
acc. sg.gen. pl.
Examples
Liber II
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...possunt? 5 'Si det iniqua tibi tristem fortuna reatum, squalidus haerebo pallidiorque reo: si iubeat patria damnatum excedere..."- M
Liber VIII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...sunt in usu perquam recentia, ut Messala primus "reatum", "munerarium" Augustus primus dixerunt [reatum nemo ante Messalam, munerarium..." - M
XVII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from DECLAMATIONES MAIORES
"...tractantur. felicior innocentia est citra suspiciones, certior post reatum, et quantum infamiae praestant obiecta dum nutant, tantundem auctoritatis..."