contestor
contestor, to call to witness, invoke, appeal to
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contestataque perfect passive participle neuter accusative plural, perfect passive participle feminine ablative singular, perfect passive participle feminine nominative singular, perfect passive participle neuter vocative plural, perfect passive participle feminine vocative singular, perfect passive participle neuter nominative plural of contestor
con-testor, ātus, 1, v. dep., to take or call to witness.
- I Prop.
- A In gen.: deos hominesque, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 29, § 67; cf. deos, Caes. B. G. 4, 25: caelum noctemque, Cic. Fl. 40, 102.—Far more freq.,
- β In pass. signif.: contestari, to be called to witness, P. Aufidius ap. Prisc. p. 793 P.—
- B Esp., jurid. t. t.: litem, to introduce a lawsuit by calling witnesses, to bring an action, to set on foot, Cic. Att. 16, 15, 2; id. Rosc. Com. 18, 53; Gell. 5, 10, 8; Cod. Just. 3, 9 al.; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 57, 18 Müll.—
- β In pass. signif.: lis contestatur, Lex Gall. Cisalp. 1, 48; Dig. 9, 4, 26, § 5 al.; so, lite contestata, Cic. Rosc. Com. 11, 32; 12, 35: cum lis contestata cum Flavio damni injuriā esset, id. ib. 18, 54; Dig. 24, 3, 22 et saep.; cf. Prisc. p. 793 P.—
- γ contestātō, adverbially, by aid of witnesses, Dig. 15, 4, 1; 25, 3, 1 al.—
- II Trop., part. perf.: contestatus, in pass. signif., proved by witness, tried: ab hac perenni contestataque virtute majorum, proved, Cic. Fl. 11, 25.
con-tēstor, ātus sum, ārī, I) zum Zeugen nehmen, anrufen, deos hominesque, Cic.: caelum noctemque, Cic. – prägn., cont. deos, ut etc., unter Anrufung der Götter inständig bitten, die Götter beschwören, daß usw., Caes. b. G. 4, 25, 3. – II) insbes.: a) als gerichtl. t. t.: c. litem, einen Prozeß durch Herbeirufung der Zeugen völlig einleiten, anhängig machen, in Gang bringen, litem, Cic.: litem cum alqo, Gell. u. ICt.: passiv, cum lis contestatur, Aufid. Bass. fr. b. Prisc. 8, 18: oft contestata lis u. contestatā lite, Cic., Sen. u. ICt. (s. Neue-Wagener Formenl.3 Bd. 3 S. 95 u. Georges Lexik. d. lat. Wortf. S. 168): Abl. absol., contestato, durch Hilfe von Zeugen, ICt. – b) übtr.: contestata virtus, beglaubigte, bewährte, erprobte, Cic. Flacc. 25.
See: contestari
contestor, (13) ātus sum, ārī, tr., ¶ 1 prendre à témoin, invoquer : contestari deos hominesque Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 67, prendre à témoin les dieux et les hommes ¶ 2 commencer (entamer) un débat judiciaire, en produisant les témoins : Cic. Att. 16, 15, 2 ; Gell. 5, 10, 8 ; Cod. Just. 3, 9, 1 || [passivt ] cum lis contestatur Aufid. Bass. d. Prisc. Gramm. 8, 18, quand le procès est entamé ; cum lis contestata esset Cic. Com. 54, le procès étant engagé || n. à lʼabl. absolu contestato, en produisant des témoins : Ulp. Dig. 1, 25, 3, 1 ¶ 3 [fig.] contestatus, a, um, attesté, éprouvé : Cic. Fl. 25.
- 1. als getuige aanroepen, bezweren [deos hominesque; caelum noctemque];
- 2. (jur. t.t.) litem ~ een proces inleiden door het oproepen van getuigen (ook pass.: contestata lis begin v.e. proces; contestatā lite na het begin v.h. proces);
- 3. (Laatl.) getuigen, bewijzen, aantonen;
- 4. (Laatl.) verklaren (m. acc.; aci.) [dei virtutem]; / p. adj. contestātus, a, um bevestigd, aangetoond, beproefd [virtus].
con-testor ātus, ārī, dep.,
- to call to witness, invoke, appeal to: deos, ut res feliciter eveniret, Cs.: caelum.—Of a suit at law, to introduce, set on foot, set at issue: litem.—Pass: lite contestatā.— Fig., to prove, attest.—P. pass.: contestata virtus.