mora

periculum in mora
there is danger in delay

mora , ae, f.: delay, 3.453; cessation, pause, respite, stay, 5.458; hindrance, obstacle, 1.746; bulwark, 10.428.

mŏra, ae, f. [Sanscr. smar, remember; Gr. root μερ-, μαρ-; μέρμηρα, μέριμνα, care; μάρτυρ, witness; cf. memor, memoria; perh. μέλλειν], a delay.

• I Lit.
• • A In gen.: tarditas sententiarum, moraque rerum, Cic. Fam. 10, 22, 2: mora et sustentatio, id. Inv. 2, 49, 146: mora aut tergiversatio, id. Mil. 20, 54: moram rei alicui inferre, to delay, put off, defer, hinder, id. Inv. 1, 9, 12: moram ad insequendum intulit, Caes. B. C. 3, 75: afferre, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 64, § 165: facere delectui, Liv. 6, 31: facere dimicandi, id. 21, 32: facere creditoribus, to put off payment, Cic. Sull. 20, 58: moras nectere, Sen. Ira, 3, 39, 2: offerre, Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 17 (246): obicere, id. Poen. 1, 3, 37 (446): trahere, to delay, Verg. A. 10, 888: moliri, to cause delay, id. ib. 1, 414: producere malo alicui, to defer, Ter. And. 615: tibi moram dictis creas, Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 168 (397): rumpere, Verg. A. 4, 569: pellere, Ov. M. 10, 659: corripere, id. ib. 9, 282: removere, to make haste, not to delay, Plaut. Stich. 2, 1, 37 (310): moram interponere, to interpose delay, Cic. Phil. 10, 1, 1: habeo paululum morae, dum, etc., Cass. ap. Cic. Fam. 12, 12, 2: Caesar nihil in morā habuit, quominus perveniret, delayed not, Vell. 2, 51, 2: saltus Castulonensis nequaquam tantā in morā est, does not hinder, Asin. Pall. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 31, 1: nec mora ulla est, quin eam uxorem ducam, I will without delay, Ter. And. 971; so freq. in the poets: nec (haud) mora, Prop. 4 (5), 4, 82; Ov. M. 1, 717; 6, 53; Verg. G. 4, 548; id. A. 5, 140: ne in morā illi sis, hinder, keep waiting, Ter. And. 467: per me nulla est mora, there is no delay on my part, id. ib. 593: in me mora non erit ulla, Verg. E. 3, 52; Ter. And. 420: nulla igitur mora per Novium ... quin, etc., it is no fault of Novius, etc., Juv. 12, 111: nam si alia memorem, mora est, it will detain us too long, Plaut. Capt. 4, 3, 6 (906): inter moras consul mittit senatum, in the meantime, meanwhile, Plin. Ep. 9, 13, 20: inter aliquas moras, Suet. Aug. 78; id. Ner. 49: sine mora, without delay, at once: quod ego, ut debui, sine mora feci, Cic. Ep. ad Brut. 1, 18, 1, id. Fam. 10, 18, 4: moram certaminis hosti exemit, i. e. hastened it on, Liv. 9, 43.—
  • B In partic., of speech, a stopping or pause: morae, respirationesque, Cic. Or. 16, 53: oratio non ictu magis quam morā imprimitur, Plin. Ep. 1, 20, 3. —
• II Transf.
• • A Any thing that retards or delays, a hinderance: ne morae illi sim, Plaut. Rud. 2, 3, 81 (411): ne morae meis nuptiis egomet siem (al. mora), hinder, Ter. Ad. 712: hoc mihi morae est, id. ib. 904: restituendae Romanis Capuae mora atque impedimentum es, Liv. 23, 9, 11: Abas pugnae nodusque moraque, Verg. A. 10, 428: loricaeque moras et pectus perforat ingens, id. ib. 10, 485; cf. Flor. 4, 9, 1.—
  • B Mora temporis, a space of time, Ov. M. 9, 134: an tibi notitiam mora temporis eripit horum? id. P. 2, 10, 5: moram temporis quaerere dum Hannibal in Africam traiceret, Liv. 30, 16, 14; so, temporaria, Plin. 36, 15, 24, § 114.

mŏra, ae, f.,

• the fish echeneis, Plin. 32, 1, 1, § 6 (al. remora).

mŏra, ae, f., = μόρα,

• a division of the Spartan army, consisting of three, five, or seven hundred men: moram Lacedaemoniorum intercepit, the Spartan army, Nep. Iphicr. 2, 3 (but in Cic. Tusc. 2, 16, 37, the best reading is agmen, v. Klotz ad h. l.).

1. mora, ae, f., I) der Verzug, die Verzögerung, der Aufschub, der Aufenthalt, A) im allg.: moram alci rei inferre od. afferre od. facere, Cic.: moram alci rei offerre od. inicere, Liv.: moram exigere, Vell.: dare moram parvulam, Iuven.: nec mora nec requies interdatur fluendi, Lucr.: moram interponere, s. inter-pōnono. II, B: moras agitare, Sall.: moras nectere, Flor.: moram moliri, Verg.: moram u. moras (Aufschub) quaerere, Corp. inscr. Lat. 4, 2069. Ov. met. 2, 461 (vgl. si fenerator in recipiendo tardus ac difficilis moras quaerit, Sen. de ben. 2, 17, 7): morae ad decernendum bellum auctorem fuisse, Liv. 31, 40, 9 (vgl. 21, 45, 9): moram trahere, zögern, Verg.: moram producere malo, das Übel aufschieben, Ter.: moras rumpere, Verg., pellere od. corripere, Ov., praecipitare, Verg.: moras tollere, Ov.: pati lentas obsidione moras, eine sich langsam hinziehende Belagerung aushalten, Ov.: quaeris in nullo amore moram, bei keiner Liebe suchst du, hast du lange Verzug, d.i. bald findest du bei den Mädchen Gehör, Prop.: res habet (leidet) moram, Cic.: habui paululum morae, dum etc., mußte ein wenig verziehen, Caes. in Cic. ep.: tibi paululum esse morae, Cic.: nihil in mora habuit, quo minus etc., zögerte nicht usw., Vell.: est alqd in mora, quo minus m. Konj., Liv., od. ne m. Konj., Liv.: so auch alci esse in mora, Ter.: od. esse morae nuptiis, Ter.: in mora tribuni erant, waren hinderlich, Liv.: neque ego in mora sum, Liv.: alci esse in mora, Plaut.: hoc mihi morae est, hält mich auf, Ter.: per me nulla mora est, Ter., od. nulla in me est m., Verg., ich halte es nicht auf: non m. tibi erit in me, ich werde dich nicht aufhalten, Ter.: nulla m. est, das kann ohne weiteres (sogleich) geschehen, Nep.: iam iam nulla mora est, jetzt zögere ich nicht mehr, Verg.: in iudice nulla mora est, der R. läßt nicht auf sich warten, ist bereit, Ov. – non (nulla) mora est u. dgl. m. folg. quin od. quo minus u. Konj., nec m. ulla est, quin... ducam, ich will sogleich usw., an mir soll's nicht liegen usw., Ter.: nec per nos erit mora, quo minus gratissimi simus, Sen.: et (bona Sthenii) vendidisset, si tantulum morae fuisset, quo minus ei pecunia illa numeraretur, Cic.: quaero, num quando tibi moram attulerit, quo minus concilium advocares, Cic.: nullam exoriri moram posse, quo minus diriperentur, Caes.: nullam moram interponendam putavimus, quin videremus hominem, Cic.: haud ullam intercessuram moram, quin urbs in potestatem eins tradatur, Liv.: nulla mora facta, quin Poenus in aciem educeret, Liv.: moram mihi nullam fore, daß ich nicht zögern dürfe, Cic.: est m., das hält zu lange auf, ist zu langweilig, Plaut.: nec mora, und sogleich (ohne Verzug), Verg., Ov. u. Apul. – mora est m. Infin., es würde aufhalten, Ov. met. 3, 225: mera mora est m. Infin. = es wäre reine Zeitverschwendung, Plaut. capt. 396: longa mora est m. Infin., es würde zu lange aufhalten, Ov. met. 1, 214; 5, 207 u. 463; 13, 205: aber hoc quoque, cur ita sit, dicere nulla mora est, sag ich dir ohne Verzug, Ov. fast. 3, 768: sine mora, Cic., od. haud mora, Verg., od. nullā morā, Prop., d.i. ohne Verzug: inter moras, unterdessen, mittlerweile, Plin. ep. 9, 13, 20. Suet. Ner. 49, 2: u. so inter aliquas moras, Suet. Aug. 78, 2. – B) insbes.: 1) der Aufenthalt auf dem Marsche, die Rast, der Rasttag, Liv. u. Ov. – 2) als rhet. t. t. = das Innehalten im Reden, die Pause, interpuncta, morae respirationesque, Cic.: respiratio est m., Quint. – 3) der Nachdruck beim Stoß mit einer Waffe, bildl., sic oratio non ictu magis quam morā imprimitur, Plin. ep. 1, 20, 3. – II) übtr.: 1) die Zeit, insofern sie eine Weile währt, der Zeitraum, die Länge der Zeit, longa fuit medii mora temporis, eine lange Zwischenzeit verstrich, Ov.: dolor finitus est morā (mit der L. d. Z., mit der Zeit), Ov.: u. so molliri morā, Ov.: non temporariā morā, verum aeternitatis destinatione, Plin. – 2) meton., v. dem, was Verzug macht, der Verzug, das Hindernis, v. einer Pers., restituendae Romanis Capuae mora atque impedimentum es, verzögerst u. verhinderst, Liv. 23, 9, 11: si nihil aliud erimus certe belli mora, Sen. suas. 2. § 19: Abas pugnae nodusque moraque, der den Sieg verhindert u. verzögert, Verg. Aen. 10, 428: u. so nodus et mora publicae securitatis Antonius, Flor. 4, 9, 1. – v. einem Fisch, s. echenēis. – v. Lebl., moris indupedita exiguis, Lucr. 6, 453: quae tantae tenuere morae? Verg. Aen. 2, 283 (u. so absol. 9, 13; 10, 888; 12, 699): m. subj. Genet., mora clipei, 12, 541: crudi mora corticis, Val. Flacc. 6, 97: morae loricae, Verg. Aen. 10, 485: morae capuli, aeris, Sil. 1, 516 u. 5, 319: morae fossarum, Verg. Aen. 9, 143 u. Sil. 9, 218: morae portarum, Stat. Theb. 10, 196.

2. mora, ae, f. (μόρα), eine Abteilung des spartanischen Heeres, die aus vierhundert, fünfhundert, siebenhundert, ja neunhundert Mann bestand, eine More, Nep. Iph. 2, 3.

1 mŏra [CL] 1 time that elapses before an event takes place, loss of time, delay. b (~am facere) to make a delay, waste time. c (nec ~a, absque ~a, sine ~a) without delay, immediately. ~am facit Dominus meus venire Gildas EB 96; quid ‥ ~arum vincula nectimus? Aldh. VirgP 22; inde meumque moram nomen dixere Latini Hwætberht Aen. 54 (Ochenaus piscis) 6; sed quid necto moras? L. Durh. Dial. II 211; ~a esse intelligitur ubi nulla difficultas impedit Ric. Angl. Summa 17 p. 19; cum in hujusmodi ~a multum diei consumpsissent et stetisset uterque exercitus G. Hen. V 12 p. 82.  b de promissione sua laici non debent ~am facere, quia mors non tardat Theod. Pen. II 14. 3.  c nec ~a ‥ caeditur Gildas EB 13; absque mora ‥ / mox ‥ / ‥ fuere ‥ / viri ‥ / divulgati (Æthelwold) Carm. Aldh. 2. 3; illi sine ~a statim obedientes venerunt V. Cuthb. III 2; nec ~a, pestis secuta est Bede HE I 13 p. 29; nec ~a, memorati apparitores matrem cum pignoribus suis in desertum vastissimum trahebant V. II Off. 231; nec ~a ad tantam regis graciam acceptandam quasi tocius patrie tam proceres ibidem morantes quam cives burgenses et villani ut se homines ligeos regi offerrent jocundo confluxerunt applausu Ps.-Elmh. Hen. V 47 p. 118. 2 intervening period, lapse of time. b pause in speaking. Benedictus ~am dierum non determinat, sed absolute imperat ut de itinere reversus monachus per omnes canonicas horas benedictionem accipiat Lanfr. Const. p. 162; a1217 considerata religione et honestate fratrum ecclesie Westmonasterii et elemosinarum largicione que in ea geruntur ~a et gratuita liberalitate Ch. Westm. 483; quod mensura media correspondeat illi quod habet ~am indivisibilem Duns Ord. VII 223 (v. defectibilis).  b [S] dicitur semivocalis liquescere quando non retinet totam ~am sue prolacioni debitam Ps.-Gros. Gram. 25. 3 time required for something, time needed. ante diem mortis dolor adveniens tibi fortis, / anno dante moram, postremam traxit ad horam V. Gund. 49; [carmen octavum] dividitur in tres, quia primo impetrat Andromacha ~am plangendi filium moriturum ab Ulixe Trevet Troades 53; partus iste nobis datus / et pro nobis immolatus / nostri moras incolatus / claudat beatitudine Ledrede Carm. 41. 31. 4 act of staying in one place, remaining, residing. b (~am contrahere, contrectare, facere, trahere or sim.) to stay, remain. 1275 B. filius S. invenit [plegios] ‥ quod propter ~am suam London’ decennam suam semper sequeretur et nullam libertatem contra voluntatem domini in nullo tempore vendicabit et quocienscunque dominus voluerit ad ipsum veniet SelPlMan 26; 1292 tempore sue ~e MunAcOx I 60; 1310 admittantur [sc. scolares] pro ~a quinque annorum ad majus Reg. Whet. II 315 app; 1311 adventus domini regis et ejus ~a per iij dies ibidem Ac. Durh. 9; patriam circuiens, cogitans ubi Deus pro eo disponeret, ~am tandem cepit sub castello de Bladon Eul. Hist. I 225; 1368 pro custodia dicti castri ‥ de tempore ~e sue in dicto castro ExchScot 307.  b ~am fecit H. Cantor 3, etc. (v. facere 17s); modici temporis in ea ~am fecit Gir. TH III 39; in cujus comitiva per plures dies ‥ ~am traxi Ad. Marsh Ep. 180 p. 324; 1260, etc. (v. contrahere 3c); 1314 (v. contrectare 3b); 1454 Johanni ‥ Pattavii nunc ~am trahenti Lit. Cant. III 215. 5 place in which one stays, residence. indicabant autem nomina mulierum, genera morborum, horam et ~am mortis W. Cant. Mir. Thom. VI 31; 1327 in ‥ competenti area in solo ad ‥ ecclesiam pertinente ‥ pro ~a vicarii ‥ edificanda Lit. Cant. I 264; concessisse ‥ J. L. ~am et sustentacionem suam ‥ quoadvixerit de domo nostra de Baliscaok Reg. Kilmainham 128; 1345 quoad dictam domum pro ~a leprosorum Mem. Ripon I 232; c1350 manerium de Deneya esse pro ~a dictarum sororum ‥ aptiorem Mon. Francisc. II 280; unam cameram pro ~a sua Meaux III 110; exinde duxit eum rex per medium civitatis usque ad palatium suum W. quod pro ~a sua propria ornatissime fecerat praeparari G. Hen. V 18 p. 130.

2 mora, 1 morus [AS mor] 1 moor, heath. a1086 dono et concedo ‥ totam terram et ~am extra Crepelesgatam Regesta I p. 125; de hoc manerio sunt ablatae x acrae silvae et xxv acrae ~ae et prati (Som) DB I 91vb; c1175 communem pasturam in mhora Regesta Scot. 170; 1221 opturaverunt viam suam quam ipsi habebant ‥ usque ad ~am que vocatur Walemore. ‥ dom. H. de N. et P. de B. constabularius suus eis liberavit eam ~am per bundas et per metas ita quod nullam purpresturam fecerunt PlCrGlouc 81; 1231 cum tercia parte prati quod ad dominicum suum pertinet et terciam partem ~i et ducentas oves in communi pastura BNB II 485; a1251 sicut ~us et nemus dividunt Cart. Cockersand I 261; 1334 ad ‥ ~as ‥ que ‥ fruscuntur (v. frussare 2); 1358 item xl s. warennario ~i de Carole, pro feodo suo unius anni ExchScot 562; via ‥ que ducit de Hotona ad ~um usque ad ductum aque que est divisa inter H. et S. Meaux I 377. 2 marsh, bog, fen. c1150 in ~o, in turbere, in bruhere Danelaw 230; a1153 de ~a de Edynham ad fodiendum cespites ad faciendum ignem Kelso 2; 1288 pastura continens dimidiam carucatam terre tam de currach quam ~a, que valet ad affros IPM 52/5; 1297 Hybernici eciam, de densitate boscorum et profundidate ~arum adjacensium confidentes, assumunt audaciam cicius delinquendi StatIr I 208; 1333 de quadam turbaria ~e in Charleton arrentata R. ‥ ne exitibus ~e arrentate R. de C. LTR Mem 105 m. 187d.; 1540 (v. montanus 3a). 3 peat moss, peat. c1294 [peat-moss] ~a Cant. Cath. Pri. 180; 1326 item habet ibidem viij acras ~is et turbis fodendis BB St. Davids 60; s1356 sex cordas ~e (v. chorda 7c); 1650 unacum piscatione ejusdem in aqua de Eske vulgo lie Willokishill nuncupata ac cum ~a dictarum terrarum Reg. Brechin II 298. 4 (in surnames). 1203 Micael de ~a Pipe 60; 1226 testibus ‥ Willelmo de ~a Cart. Osney IV 70; 1242 Amfridus de ~a Pipe 134; 1251 R. de ~a Cart. Cockersand 1224; 1256 Philippus de ~a Cl 113; 1291 Johannes de ~a in artibus apud Oxon (Reg. Linc.) EHR XXVI 505.

3 mōra v. 1 morum

4 mōra v. 4 morus

1 mŏra, (7) æ, f. , ¶ 1 délai, retard, retardement : ut aliquid esset moræ Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 142, pour gagner du temps ; moram supplicio quærere Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 165, chercher à retarder le supplice ; supplicii aliquam parvam moram adferre Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 165, apporter un tant soit peu de retard au supplice ; inferre nullam moram ad insequendum Cæs. C. 3, 75, 2, ne mettre aucun retard à la poursuite ; alicui moram facere Cic. Sulla 58, donner un délai à un créancier ; nulla interposita mora Cæs. C. 3, 75, 1 ; sine mora Cic. ad Br. 26, 1, sans retard ; inter moras Plin. Min. Ep. 9, 13, 20, sur ces entrefaites, pendant ce temps-là ; per hunc nullast mora Ter. Andr. 693, il nʼapporte aucun retardement ; saltus... nequaquam tanta in mora est quanta... Pollio d. Cic. Fam. 10, 31, 1, le défilé ne cause pas autant de retard que... ; in mora esse alicui Ter. Andr. 468, faire attendre qqn || mora, dum proficiscantur legati Cic. Phil. 5, 31, attente du départ des ambassadeurs ; nullam moram interponere, quin Cic. Phil. 10, 1 ; Ac. 1, 1, ne mettre aucun retard à ; nulla mora est quin eam uxorem ducam Ter. Andr. 971, je vais lʼépouser à lʼinstant même ; si tantulum moræ fuisset, quominus ei pecunia illa numeraretur Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 93, [il aurait vendu les biens] si lʼon eût apporté le moindre retard à lui compter cette somme || mora est avec inf. Ov. M. 3, 225, ce serait long de ; longa mora est enumerare Ov. M. 1, 124, ce serait trop long dʼénumérer ; quæ memini, mora merast monerier Pl. Capt. 396, ce que jʼai bien en mémoire, cʼest pure perte de temps que de me le rappeler ¶ 2 pauses dans le débit oratoire : Cic. Or. 53 ¶ 3 retardement, obstacle : restituendæ Romanis Capuæ mora atque impedimentum es Liv. 23, 9, 11, tu es un obstacle et un empêchement à la reddition de Capoue aux Romains ; clipei mora Virg. En. 12, 541, lʼobstacle du bouclier, cf. Virg. En. 9, 143 ; 10, 485.

2 mŏra, æ, f. , more, corps de troupes chez les Lacédémoniens : Nep. Iph. 2, 3.

mora , ae. f.
遲緩。留于此。延日推月。Moram facere 遲緩。In longam ducere verba moram 慢言。

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mora (1) ae, f

• 1 SMAR-, a delay, procrastination: comitiorum, S.: inter eas moras, S.: rerum: moram praeceptis inferre, defer: moram ad insequendum intulit, Cs.: facere dilectui, L.: facere creditoribus, put off payment: trahere, delay, V.: moliri, cause delay, V.: moram interponere, interpose delay: mora reliquorum, delay in pursuing, Cs.: morā dies extrahens, talking against time, Cs.: Nec mora ullast, quin iam uxorem ducam, I will without delay, T.: Quosque referre mora est, would take too long, O.: Parva mora est sumpsisse, he promptly took, O.: per hunc nullast mora, on his part, T.: in me mora non erit ulla, V.: Nulla mora est, I am ready, O.: sine ullā morā negotium suscipere, at once: moram certaminis hosti exemit, i. e. hastened it on, L.: Molliri morā, with delay, i. e. gradually, O.—In speech, a stop, pause: morae respirationesque.—An obstruction, hinderance, cause of delay: ne morae meis nuptiis egomet siem, hinder, T.: ne in morā illi sis, T.: magnā fluminis morā interpositā, Cs.: restituendae Romanis Capuae mora atque impedimentum es, L.: quae tantae tenuere morae?V.: Rumpe moras, V.—In the phrase, mora temporis, an interval, lapse of time: Longa fuit medii mora temporis, O.: moram temporis quaerere dum, etc., L.

mora (2) ae, f

• , μόρα, a division of Spartan infantry (400 or 700 men): Lacedaemoniorum, N.

MORA

MORAThe mere fact of a legal duty not being discharged at the time when it is due can give rise to important legal consequences, which either may depend on the terms of the contract giving rise to the duty, or on rules of positive law. After such delay the creditor is entitled to use all legal means to obtain satisfaction for his demand: thus he may be able to bring his action against his debtor or against those who have become sureties for him, and, in the case of pledge, he may sell the thing and pay himself out of the proceeds of the sale. For particular cases there are particular provisions; for instance, the purchaser of a thing after receiving it must pay interest on the purchase-money, if there is delay in paying it after the time fixed for payment (Dig. 29, 1, 13.20). The rule is the same as to debts due to the fiscus, if they are not paid, when they are due. An emphyteutic tenant could be ejected if he delayed the payment of his rent for three years.

A stipulation, similar in principle to our bond, was frequently entered into, by which a party was made subject to a penalty, if he did not perform some act within the time agreed on. The delay of which we have been speaking was simply a non-fulfilment of a duty at the proper time; and the term mora is sometimes applied to such cases. But that which is properly Mora is when the delay on the part of him who owes a duty can be attributed to his fault (culpa).

Mora in this its technical sense presupposes the existence of an obligation enforceable by action and also knowledge of liability on the part of the debtor. As a general rule a debtor was not in mora, until he had received an interpellatio or notice from his creditor demanding satisfaction of his claim ( si interpellatus opportuno loco non solverit, quod apud judicem examinabitur). In delictal obligations, however, and in case of the absence of the debtor, interpellatio was not required. Where, too, a person was bound to make some payment or performance by a fixed date, he was understood to have sufficient notice of the wish of the creditor to receive payment at this date without any special interpellatio being necessary. (For references to the modern literature relating to the maxim of the glossators, dies adjectus interpellat pro homine, see Windscheid, Pandekten, 3.278, n. 4.)

A debtor was not in mora who failed to perform his obligation, if there was a good excuse for his non-performance. Some modern writers are of opinion that all delay in a person discharging an obligatio is Mora, unless there be some impediment which is created by causes altogether external to the debtor himself (impedimenta naturalia), but there are many reasons for the opinion that Mora in its proper sense always implied some culpa on the part of the debtor (Vangerow, Pandekten, § 588). In fact, the special rules about excusationes a mora only have a meaning on this supposition.

When Mora could be legally imputed to a man, he was bound to make good to his creditor all loss which was a consequence of it. Thus, in cases where a man did not pay money or deliver property of another when he ought, he was liable after Mora had taken place, if not previously liable, for interest and mesne profits: this rule, however, owing to technicalities of procedure, only applied to obligationes bonae fidei, not to obligationes stricti juris. Again, it was a rule that a bailee of property was not liable on account of its accidental loss or deterioration (casum nemo praestat); but after Mora, if a man was bound to deliver a thing to another, and it was accidentally destroyed or injured, he was to bear the loss (Dig. 12, 1, 5). So, too, if a thing to be delivered declined in value, the creditor could claim its highest value since the date of Mora.

There might be Mora on the side of the creditor (mora accipiendi) as well as on the side of the debtor (mora solvendi).

A creditor was in mora if he refused to accept performance of what was due to him. The debt was not extinguished by such refusal, but the debtor was subsequently only liable for culpa lata, and the creditor was bound to indemnify him for any loss which was a consequence of the mora accipiendi. (Dig. 22, 1, de Usuris et Fructibus; Madai, Die Lehre von der Mora; Wolff, Zur Lehre von der Mora; Fr. Mommsen, Beiträge zum Obligationenrecht, 3 Abth.; Vangerow, Pandekten, 3.588; Windscheid, Pandekten, § § 276, 281, 345, 346; Id. im Rhein. Arch. 44.2; Knich, Die Mora des Schuldners.)

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Mora

(μόρα). One of the six principal divisions of the army at Sparta, which included all Spartans and Perioeci that were obliged to serve. It was under the command of a polemarch, and consisted of four lochi, eight pentecostyes, and sixteen enomotiae, which were under as many lochagi, pentecosteres, and enomotarchi. These divisions were never sent on a campaign in their full strength, but only the men of particular years, specified in each case. The polemarch always took the command of the first levy. See Exercitus.

Mora

In Roman law, a term used of a delay in the discharge of a legal duty. A debtor was not in mora if he had a good excuse for the nonperformance of his obligation; but when mora could be legally imputed to a man, he was bound to make good to his creditor whatever loss had been sustained in consequence of the delay. Delay on the part of the creditor is called mora accipiendi; on the part of the debtor, mora solvendi. See Madai, Die Lehre von der Mora; and Wolff, Zur Lehre von der Mora.