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dica

dica, a lawsuit, judicial process, action

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dican Noun: feminine ablative singular, Noun: feminine nominative singular, Noun: feminine vocative singular, Noun: feminine accusative plural of dica

dican Verb: present active indicative 2nd singular, Verb: present active imperative 2nd singular of dico

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dĭca, ae, f., = δίκη, law t. t.,
  • a lawsuit, judicial process, action. Usually in the phrase dicam scribere (alicui) = δίκην γράφειν τινί, to bring an action against any one, Plaut. Aul. 4, 10, 30 (760); Ter. Phorm. 127; 329; Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 14, § 37; 2, 2, 17, § 42: subscribere, Plaut. Poen. 3, 6, 5 (800); and stronger, impingere, to bring a heavy action against one, Ter. Phorm. 439: e lege Rupilia sortiri dicas oportere, to select the jury by lot, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 17, 42.

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