exploratio

explōrātĭo, ōnis, f. [exploro],

• an examination, exploration (post-Aug.): surculi, Col. 3, 9, 5: exploratione occulta fallere aliquem, Tac. H. 3, 54.—
• II In partic., in milit. lang., a spying, Dig. 49, 16, 3.

explōrātio, ōnis, f. (explōro), das Aufsuchen, I) eig., das Kundschaften, das Ausspähen, die Spionage, bes. als milit. t. t., equestris (zu Pferde), Solin. 7, 23: occulta, Tac. hist. 3, 54: secunda (günstiges), Iul. Val. 3, 15 (17): explorationis falsum crimen, Augustin. quaest. in Levit. qu. 68: qui in exploratione emanet, Modestin. dig. 49, 16, 3. § 4. – II) übtr., die Untersuchung, Erforschung, absol., Apul. met. 9, 3: m. subj. Genet., acuminis sui, Apul. de mund. praef. p. 106, 5 G.: m. obj. Genet., surculi, Col. 3, 9, 5: veri, Sen. de ben. 4, 33, 2: Platonici dogmatis, Chalcid. Tim. 246.

exploratio [CL] 1 exploration, reconnoitring, scouting, spying. xl ‥ diebus ‥ fit ~o [cf. Num. xiv 33], ‥ ut qui xl dierum scrutationi non crediderint, xl annis in deserto deputabuntur errori R. Niger Mil. II 43; ipsorum adventus ~one certissima prescius Gir. EH II 2; c1441 conventus fuit coram rege ‥ super felonia et ~one ac revelacione consilii regis Pri. Cold. 249. 2 (mon.) inspection. prior faciet ~onem et ostia loquutoriorum obserabit ‥. prior primo scrutinium ad locutorium hospitum ‥ ostia obserabit ‥. postmodum explorabit ubi noverit esse presentiam hospitum Obed. Abingd. 364–5; prior ‥ potest illud ~onis officium inferiori injungere Cust. Cant. 83. 3 inspection, examination. hec ‥ non sacrificia erant, sed ad victimarum pertinebant ~onem. si ‥ non stuperent, apte videbantur Alb. Lond. DG 6. 31.

explōrātĭō, (15) ōnis, f. (exploro), observation, examen : Col. Rust. 3, 9, 5 ; exploratio occulta Tac. H. 3, 54, espionnage || espionnage de guerre : Modest. Dig. 49, 16, 3.

exploratio , onis. f. et, v. explorator
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explōrātiō ōnis, f

• exploro, an examination: occulta, Ta.