Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Larceny; theft.
- noun In church hist., a council held at Ephesus (
a. d. 449), at which action was taken in favor of the heretic Eutyches (seeEutychian ): so called because its measures were carried by force and intimidation. - noun The prerogative of sitting in judgment upon and executing thieves.
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Multiplicantur nunc in terris ut locustae non patriae parentes, sed pestes, pessimi homines, majore ex parta superciliosi, contentiosi, &c. licitum latrocinium exercent.
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BURGLARY (_burgi latrocinium_; in ancient English law, _hamesucken_ [1]), at common law, the offence of breaking and entering the dwelling-house of another with intent to commit a felony.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Various
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Et predictus Robertus postea evasit de prisona ad ecclesiam de Rowebyr 'et cognovit ibi latrocinium et abjuravit regnum coram
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It was to have been ecumenical in authority, but it was dubbed by St. Leo a latrocinium, and "The Robber Council" has been its title ever since.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913
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Constantinople, besides convening a council at Rome, wherein he designated the Council of Ephesus Ephecinum non judicium sed latrocinium.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913
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Proximum bello quod erat, in latrocinium verfi 9 alios hofpites, alios vagos per hibema milites, ad varios commeantes ufus, excipiebant: quidam in ipfis itineribus, ad notas latebras infidiantibus, pars in deferta per fraudem deverforia devedi dedu£Kque, opprime - bantur: poftremb non tantiim odio, fed etiam aviditate prsdas ea fiacinora facie - bant; quia negotiandi ferme causa argentum in zpnis habentes, in commcatibns erant.
Titi Livii Patavini Historiarum ab urbe condita libri qui supersunt xxxv Lallemand, Jean Nicolas, ed 1775
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Appianus: Soli enim fterilitas & paiipertas 'vos aa latrocinium impellit.
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In another place the orator observes that the riches which Rome had accumulated in a period of 1060 years, were lavished by the tyrant on his mercenary bands; redemptis ad civile latrocinium manibus in gesserat.]
History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1 Edward Gibbon 1765
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In another place the orator observes that the riches which Rome had accumulated in a period of 1060 years, were lavished by the tyrant on his mercenary bands; redemptis ad civile latrocinium manibus in gesserat.]
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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