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satisfactio

satisfactio · f

A satisfying

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Where it lives

De Paenitentia 2 · 4.91/10k
De Patientia 1 · 2.21/10k
De Cultu Feminarum 1 · 1.95/10k
de Origine et Situ Germanorum Liber 1 · 1.81/10k
De ieiunio adversus psychicos 1 · 1.69/10k
Suasoriae 1 · 0.97/10k
Catilina 1 · 0.94/10k
Epistulae, Books VIII-IX 1 · 0.79/10k
Satyricon 2 · 0.66/10k
Epistulae. Selections. 2 · 0.43/10k
De Anima 1 · 0.42/10k
De bello Gallico 2 · 0.39/10k

Densest 12 of 22 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

sătisfactio — Lewis & Short

sătisfactio, ōnis, f.satisfacio; v. satis, II. D.. *

I A satisfying of a creditor by security; a giving security or bail: satisfactio pro solutione est, Dig. 46, 3, 52.—

II An excuse, apology, plea, explanation (class.): (Caesar) Ubiorum satisfactionem accepit, Caes. B. G. 6, 9 fin.; cf. id. ib. 1, 41: hic tu me etiam insimulas, nec satisfactionem meam accipis, Cic. Fam. 7, 13, 1: ne aliquid satisfactio levitatis habere videatur, id. Att. 4, 6, 3: satisfactionem ex nullā conscientiā de culpā proponere decrevi, Sall. C. 35, 2 Kritz.—

2 Satisfaction, reparation, amends, for an injury, etc. (postAug.): luitur homicidium certo pecorum numero, recipitque satisfactionem universa domus, Tac. G. 21.—Transf., of doves, Plin. 10, 34, 52, § 104.

In the wild

satisfactionem Sallust, Catilina 35
satisfactionem Augustine, Epistulae. Selections. 60.11
satisfactio Sidonius Apollinaris, Epistulae, Books VIII-IX 9.XI.p9
satisfactio Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria 6.3.34
satisfactione Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia 10.34
satisfactionem Seneca the Elder, Suasoriae 6.13

6 of 31 attestations shown.

Where it came from

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