indefensus

in-dēfensus, a, um, adj.,

• unprotected, undefended (perh. not ante-Aug.): Capua deserta indefensaque, Liv. 25, 15, 2: indefensi, inulti, id. 4, 28, 4: inauditus et indefensus, Tac. A. 2, 77: conjux, id. ib. 11, 34.— Adv.: indēfensē, without defence, Cod. Just. 4, 18, 2 fin.

in-dēfēnsus, a, um (in u. defendo), unbeschützt, unverteidigt, a) mit Waffen, Capua deserta indefensaque, Liv.: sic Capitolium clausis foribus indefensum et indireptum conflagravit, Tac.: Campania bellum sinu indefensa recepit, Sil.: hic praebituri vos telis hostium estis indefensi, inulti? Liv.: queri indefensos se et neglectos, Liv. – b) mit Worten vor Gericht usw. gegen Beschuldigungen, ne indefensa uxor exitio daretur, Tac.: ut te inauditum et indefensum vulgus imperitum primo rumore rapiat, Tac.: non enim inauditum et indefensum saeculum nostrum patiar hāc vestrā conspiratione damnari, Tac. dial.

indefensus [CL] 1 not protected against assault, defenceless (also as sb. m.). imbellis namque cadit in bello, in campo defensor ~us V. Will. 290; cum ‥ a fatuis et ~is pecuniam extorqueat Gir. JS sup. p. 151; c1211 clerum ‥ gravibus et assiduis laicorum direptionibus undique oppressum et penitus ~um exponendo Gir. Ep. 6 p. 228 (cf. ib. 7 p. 258: c1213); Bracton 1 (v. indomitus 2a); 1242 castra ‥ ~a (v. derelinquere 2d); Ps.-Elmh. Hen. V 59 (v. expolire 1c). 2 (feud., of title to land, rights, or sim.) not warranted, unclaimed or undefended. 1301 nec volentes ‥ jura nostra relinquere ~a [Rish. 207: indefensata] (Cl) Foed. II 887b. 3 (w. ref. to land) not ‘defended’, unenclosed. Cf. defendere 3. usque ad tempus quo secundum consuetudinem memoratum pratum positum fuerit ~um Cart. Beaulieu 79; 1252 omnes riparias in ballia sua que sunt ~e Cl 173. 4 (leg.) undefended, without successful defence. Cf. defendere 6, 7. 1160 matrem suam Adeliciam nullo jure a conjuge separatam asseruit ‥ machinatione G. ‥ archidiaconi, qui ‥ eam ~am, inauditam, sed nec inde citatam studuit condempnare J. Sal. Ep. 89 (131 p. 232); hic Ernaldus ‥ incitatus, ~us, et absens condemnatus Map NC I 24 f. 17v; 1269 ad legem vadiandam oportet defendentem offerre se facturum versus querentem et ejus sectam; si enim negaverit contra querentem et non contra sectam, in misericordia tanquam ~us remaneret CBaron 84; Fleta 432 (v. exceptor 2); nec defendens sit ~us, quamdiu defendens aut suus prolocutor defendet tort (1 Stat. Rob. I) RegiamM II f. 32v; nec tenens nec suus prelocutor sit calumniatus sicut ~us nec amerciatus quamdiu defendit injuriam et deforciamentum Ib. (cf. Reg. Aberbr. I 256: sicut †indefendens). 5 not prohibited. libera ligatis et flagitiosis est mens, et quo cupit ~a transfertur Map NC III 2 f. 37.

indēfēnsus, (13) a, um (in, defendo), qui est sans défense : Liv. 25, 15, 2, etc. ; Tac. Ann. 2, 77.

indefensus , a, um. adj.
無護。無保障者。

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in-dēfēnsus adj.,

• unprotected, undefended: Capua, L.: inauditus et indefensus, Ta.