jactūra — Lewis & Short
jactūra, ae, f.jacto,
I a throwing, a throwing away.
I Lit., a throwing overboard:
si in mari jactura facienda sit, equine pretiosi potius jacturam faciat, an servuli vilis?Cic. Off. 3, 23, 89:
gubernator, ubi naufragium timet, jactura, quidquid servari potest, redimit,Curt. 5, 9, 3; Dig. 14, 2, 2, § 2.—
B Transf.
1 Loss, damage, detriment:
si nullam praeterquam vitae jacturam fieri viderem,Caes. B. G. 7, 77:
rei familiaris,id. ib. 7, 64:
si qua jactura facienda sit in repraesentando,Cic. Att. 12, 29, 2; cf.:
jacturae rei familiaris erunt faciendae,id. Fin. 2, 24, 79:
jacturas afferre,Col. 1, 1:
jacturam pati, id. praef. l. l.: sarcinarum potius quam disciplinae facere,Curt. 6, 6, 17:
fuit ordinis retinendi causa facienda jactura,Cic. Att. 2, 1, 8:
jacturam gravissimam feci, si jactura dicenda est tanti viri amissio,Plin. Ep. 1, 12, 1.—Of men:
seniorum,Liv. 5, 39:
equitum,id. 22, 8; Curt. 4, 14, 17:
suorum,Caes. B. G. 7, 26:
sepulcri,want of, Verg. A. 2, 646.—
2 Expense, cost:
provincia sumptibus et jacturis exhausta,Cic. Att. 6, 1, 2; 3, 29:
non magnā jacturā factā,id. Clu. 8, 23:
magnis jacturis sibi quorundam animos conciliare,Caes. B. C. 3, 29:
eos ad se magnis jacturis pollicitationibusque perduxerant,id. B. G. 6, 12, 1.—
3 A dismissal, turning away:
clientis,Juv. 3, 125.—
II Trop., loss or diminution:
concedam hoc ipsum, si vis, etsi magnam jacturam causae fecero,Cic. Div. 2, 15, 34:
dignitatis jacturam facere,id. Planc. 2, 6:
jacturam criminum facere,i. e. to omit in the accusation, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 12, § 33:
jacturam honoris et dignitatis facere,Caes. B. C. 1, 32:
temporis,Liv. 39, 4:
parvā jacturā acceptā,id. 4, 32:
nulla Sophocleo veniet jactura cothurno,Ov. Am. 1, 15, 15; id. A. A. 2, 253:
humani generis,id. M. 1, 246:
famae,Juv. 6, 91.