lis

adhuc sub iudice lis est
the jury’s still out

līs, lītis, f.: a strife, contest, dispute, 12.898.

līs, lītis (old form stlis, stlitis, like stlocus for locus; cf. Quint. 1, 4, 16), f. [root star-, in sterno; cf. Germ. streiten, to contend], a strife, dispute, quarrel.

• I In gen.: si quis pugnam expectat, litis contrahat, Plaut. Capt. prol. 63: philosophi aetatem in litibus conterunt, Cic. Leg. 1, 20, 53: grammatici certant et adhuc sub judice lis est, Hor. A. P. 78: morsus litibus alternis dati, Prop. 4 (5), 5, 39: semper habet lites alternaque jurgia lectus In quo nupta jacet, Juv. 6, 268.—Transf., of inanimate things: lis est cum formā magna pudicitiae, Ov. H. 16, 288; id. F. 1, 107.—
• II In partic.
• • A A charge, an accusation: accipito hanc tute ad te litem ... Fac ego ne metuam mihi, atque ut tu meam timeas vicem, Plaut. Most. 5, 2, 23 (1144). —
  • B A lawsuit, an action or process at law: nam mihi tris hodie litis judicandas dicito, Plaut. Merc. 2, 2, 10 (281): hodie juris coctiores non sunt, qui litis creant, Quam sunt hice, qui, si nihil est litium, litis serunt, id. Poen. 3, 2, 9 (586) sq.; Cic. de Or. 3, 28, 109: repetere ac persequi lite atque judicio aliquid, id. Verr. 2, 3, 13, § 32: litem alicui intendere, id. de Or. 1, 10, 42: in inferendis litibus, id. Rab. Post. 4, 10: contestari, id. Att. 16, 15, 2: obtinere aut amittere, id. Rosc. Com. 4, 10: orare, id. Off. 3. 10, 43: sedare, id. Verr. 2, 3, 57, § 132: secare, Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 42: perdere, Gai. Inst. 4, 30: in litibus aestimandis, in suits for damages, Cic. Clu. 41, 116; id. Rab. Post. 4, 9: lis capitis, a prosecution involving life, a capital charge, id. Clu. 41, 116: aestimationem litium non esse judicium, an appraisal of damages, id. ib.; cf. id. Rab. Post. 5, 11: cum in eum litis aestimares, id. ib. 5, 12: quod vulgo dicitur, e lege Julia litem anno et sex mensibus mori, Gai. Inst. 4, 104.—
  • • 2 In the phrase: litem suam facere, to make the cause his own, said,
    • • • α Litem suam facere, of an advocate who neglects the cause of his client and seeks his own advantage: quid, si cum pro altero dicas, litem tuam facias? Cic. de Or. 2, 75, 305.—
        • β Also of a judge who, out of favor or through bribery, pronounces an unjust sentence, or who turns aside from the questions strictly before him to express his own opinions or feelings through the judgment: debet enim judex attendere, ut cum certae pecuniae condemnatio posita sit, neque majoris neque minoris summa petita nummo condemnet, alioquin litem suam facit; item si taxatio posita sit, ne pluris condemnet quam taxatum sit, alias enim similiter litem suam facit, Gai. Inst. 2, 52: si judex litem suam fecerit, Dig. 44, 7, 4, § 4; cf. ib. 5, 1, 15; so, trop.: nam et Varro satis aperte, quid dicere oporteret, edocuit; et ego adversus eum, qui doctus esse dicebatur, litem meam facere absens nolui, Gell. 10, 1.—
        • γ Also of a judge who does not appear on the day appointed: inde ad comitium vadunt, ne litem suam faciant, C. Titius ap. Macr. S. 2, 12.—
  • C The subject of an action at law, the matter in dispute: quibus res erat in controversia, ea vocabatur lis, Varr. L. L. 7, § 93 Müll.: illud mihi mirum videri solet, tot homines statuere non potuisse, utrum rem an litem dici oporteret, Cic. Mur. 12, 27: lites severe aestimatae, id. ib. 20, 42: quo minus secundum eas tabulas lis detur, non recusamus, id. Rosc. Com. 1, 3: de tota lite pactionem facere, id. ib. 14, 40: in suam rem litem vertere, Liv. 3, 72: litem lite resolvere, to explain one obscure thing by another equally so, Hor. S. 2, 3, 103.

līs (altlat. stlīs), lītis, Genet. Plur. lītium, f., der Streit, die Streitigkeit, der Zank, unter zwei Leuten, I) im allg.: lis uxoria, häuslicher Zwist (mit der Gattin), Sen.: lites factae sunt inter eos, Ter.: aetatem in litibus conterere, Cic.: litem componere, beilegen, Verg.: u. so lites eorum sedare, Cic.: litem discernere, entscheiden, Verg.: in litem ire, streiten, zanken, Ov. – übtr., lis est cum forma magna pudicitiae, Ov. – II) insbes., die gerichtliche Streitigkeit, der Prozeß, 1) eig.: privata, Cic.: privatarum litium iudices, Firm.: multitudo litium, varietas causarum, Cic.: decemviri litibus (stlitibus) iudicandis, Cic. (s. decem-virno. III): litem intendere alci, Cic.: alci litem intendere uxoris ducendae eius, quam civem Atticam vitiaverat, Donat.: litem inferre alci, Sen.: inferre in alqm litem capitis, Cic.: contrahere lites, sich zuziehen, Plaut.: contractas lites iudicare, Cic.: committere iudici litem, Petron.: totam litem obtinere aut amittere, Cic.: litem orare, führen, Cic.: litem habere cum alqo, Cic.: litem sequi od. sectari, haben wollen, Ter.: litem contestari, s. con-tēstor: litem suam facere, v. Anwalt, statt des Klienten Sache zu führen, sich selbst verteidigen, Cic.; v. Richter, einen unrechten Ausspruch tun, aus Gunst, Bestechung usw., ICt.; u. v. Richter, der nicht zum Termin erscheint, C. Titius bei Macr.: litem dare secundum alqd, den Ausspruch tun, den Prozeß entscheiden, Cic.; secundum alqm, zu jemandes Vorteil, Val. Max.; contra alqm, gegen jmd. (zu jmds. Nachteil), Gell.: adhuc sub iudice lis est, Hor. – 2) meton., der Gegenstand des Prozesses, die Streitsache, das Streitobjekt, interceptor alienae litis, Liv.: litem in rem suam vertere, den Acker, worüber Streit war, (als Richter) selbst behalten, Liv.: litem aestimare, s. aestimono. I: litem taxare, Sen.: litem lite resolvere, eine strittige (dunkle) Sache durch eine ebenso strittige (dunkle) Sache erklären, Hor.: litem perdere, das Str. (u. somit den Prozeß, seine Sache) verlieren, Plaut., Cic. u. Hor. – ➳ Arch. Formen: a) stlis, Cic. or. 156. Quinct. 1, 4, 16. – b) slis, Corp. inscr. Lat. 1, 198, 7. – c) leis, Corp. inscr. Lat. 1, 205. col. 1. lin. 49.

lis [CL] 1 dispute at law, lawsuit. 1092 (v. 2 decidere 4); cardinales, judices, et commissarii prefati dictos citatos non comparentes neque hujusmodi diei termino in aliquo satisfacere curantes lice sufficienter expectatos reputaverunt Canon. S. Osm. 12; lis est infelix, nisi forma petatur agendi, / quam procul arceri, Justitiane, jubes J. Sal. Enth. Phil. 37; omnis lis dubia est dum de ea fieri potest appellatio, ut infra x dies ‥ minor movit litem curatori. curator dedit ei x ut discederet a lite Vac. Lib. paup. 42; si per finem factum lis decidatur necnon Hengham Magna introd.; 1368 inter quos lis et contentio est de terris Hal. Durh. 69; Chaundler Laud. 104 (v. dirimere 2); 1542 exhibuit procuratorium suum pro dictis Sadler et aliis ejus litis consortibus HCA 4/203. 2 disagreement, dispute, quarrel. lis ‥ cruenta inter duo populosa ‥ praedia gerebatur Aldh. VirgP 38; 903 sine aliqua contentione et lite CS 894; non debet esse contentiosus, nec lites excitare, sed litigantes magis pacificare Ælf. Ep. 2. 177; demum tamen lis ista quievit Gir. TH II 15; pro dape pugnetur, pro conjuge lis agitetur Serlo Wilt. app. III B 11; c1298 malo semel vincere quam sepe turbari: / bella valent melius quam longa lite gravari (Dunbar 196) Pol. Songs 175; Empedocles nullum motorem corporum ponit nisi amicitiam et litem T. Sutton Gen. & Corrupt. 162; 1362 in omnibus causis, †latibus [l. litibus] et negociis Cart. Mont. S. Mich. 11 p. 12; licet non earum, sed solius Legis Nature, auctoritate hec lis poterit terminari Fortescue NLN II 49.

līs, (9) lītis, f. , ¶ 1 différend, querelle, dispute : si quis pugnam exspectat, lites contrahat Pl. Capt. 63, si qqn veut se battre, quʼil cherche des disputes ; ætatem in litibus conterere Cic. Leg. 1, 53, passer sa vie à se quereller ¶ 2 [t. de procéd.] débat devant le juge, contestation en justice, procès : tres lites judicare Pl. Merc. 281, être juge dans trois procès ; si lis in judicio est Cic. Off. 1, 59, sʼil y a un procès devant le juge ; privata lis Cic. Com. 24, instance privée ; sedasti lites illorum Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 132, tu as apaisé leur contestation || litem suam facere Cic. de Or. 2, 305, faire sienne la contestation, plaider pour soi, en oubliant son client [ou prendre fait et cause, être partial en parl. du juge qui nʼobserve pas strictement la formule donnée par le préteur : Gaius Inst. 2, 52 ; Dig. 44, 7, 4, 4 ] ¶ 3 objet du débat, chose réclamée [res ou lis Varro L. 7, 93, cf. Cic. Mur. 27 ] : orare litem Cic. Off. 1, 43, exposer sa réclamation, présenter sa cause ; totam litem aut obtinere aut amittere Cic. Com. 10, gagner ou perdre la totalité de la réclamation ; dare litem secundum tabulas alicujus Cic. Com. 3, trancher le débat en faveur des registres de qqn || [dʼoù, dans les procès de péculat et concussion] amende ou peine réclamée contre lʼaccusé : in aliquem litem capitalem inferre Cic. Clu. 116, requérir contre qqn une peine qui touche à lʼexistence ; in inferendis litibus Cic. Rab. Post. 10, dans les réquisitions de peine ; in litibus æstimandis Cic. Clu. 116, quand il sʼagit dʼévaluer la peine ; lites severe æstimatæ Cic. Mur. 42, évaluation sévère des amendes ; æstimatio litium non est judicium Cic. Clu. 116, lʼévaluation de la peine est autre chose que le jugement.

➳ arch. leiteis = lites Pl. Merc. 281 || forme anc. stlis Cic. Or. 158 ; Quint. 1, 4, 16.

lis , litis. f.
官司。訟。爭論。訟之事。Litis aestimatio 罰賠訟 費。 Instrumenta litis 在案之文憑。Decidere vel transigere lites 解訟。Interquiescentibus litibus 封印之時。Sub judice lis est 未定案。尙辯此。

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līs lītis (old form stlīs, stlītis), f

• a strife, dispute, quarrel, altercation: Lites inter eos maxumae, T.: aetatem in litibus conterunt: adhuc sub iudice lis est, H.: inter vos componere lites, V.: de terrae nomine, O.: exemplum litem quod lite resolvit, solves a difficulty by raising another, H.— In law, a suit, action, process, litigation, controversy: Litīs sequi, T.: in inferendis litibus: litem contestari: orare: secare, H.: arbitri, qui litem aestument, assess damages, Cs.: aestimatio litium: in litibus aestimandis, suits for damages: lis capitis, a capital charge: litem tuam facere, i. e. plead for yourself.—The subject of an action, matter in dispute: quanta summa litium fuisset: lites severe aestimatae: quo minus secundum eas tabulas lis detur, non recusamus: in suam rem litem vertere, L.: interceptor aliaenae litis, L.