quaesitor

quaesītor, ōris, m.: an investigator; examiner; judge, 6.432. (quaerō)

quaesītor, ōris, m. [quaero], a seeker, searcher (post-class.).

• I In gen., as for gold, connected with scrutator, Pacat. Pan. Th. 28.—
• II In partic., an investigator.
• • A In judicial (esp. in criminal) matters, an examiner, inquisitor: quid mihi opus est sapiente judice? quid aequo quaesitore? Cic. Font. 6, 11; id. Sull. 28, 78; id. Verr. 1, 10, 29: quaesitorem edere, id. Planc. 17, 43: quaesitor Minos, Verg. A. 6, 432: tres, Sall. J. 40, 4.— Of Cicero, as the investigator of the Catilinarian conspiracy, Cic. Cat. 4, 5, 10: judex desiit esse, quaesitor est, Sen. Brev. Vit. 17, 3.— Esp. of the praetor who presided in criminal trials, Cic. Verr. 1, 10. —
  • B In a scientific point of view, an inquirer, examiner, considerer, as a transl. of the Gr. σκεπτικός, a sceptic (post-class.), Gell. 11, 5, 2: quaesitor ille solus animaeque corporisque, Prud. Hymn. ante Somn. 89.

quaesītor, ōris, m. (quaero), I) der Sucher, Pacat. pan. 28, 2. – II) der Untersucher, a) in einer Kriminaluntersuchung, der Untersuchungsrichter, Verhörsrichter, Vorstand des Gerichtshofes (Ggstz. reus, der Beklagte, u. Ggstz. iudex, der Richter, der das Urteil spricht), bes. vom Prätor, der die öffentliche Untersuchung in Kriminalsachen zu leiten hatte, Cic. u.a.: criminum, Liv.: iudex desiit esse; quaesitor est, Sen. de brev. vit. 17, 5 – b) übh., quasi quaesitores et consideratores, von den Skeptikern, Gell. 11, 5, 2.

quaesitor [CL] 1 one who presides over inquiries. quaestor, ~or qui quaestionibus praeest GlC Q 14. 2 one who searches. sanctae ecclesiae vox est quaerentis ‥ Dominum suum ‥ . sequitur vox ejus qua ~oribus suis de se sermocinantibus sese semper adfuisse ‥ declarat Bede Cant. 1175; intrat tacite ~or, intus videt quod perdiderat Herm. Arch. 34; dispersis per littora ~oribus nullum [cadaver] facile repertum est W. Malm. GR V 419. 3 one who collects (in quot taxes). exactor, i. ~or tolnene [l. tolnere] GlP 521.

quæsītŏr, (12) ōris, m. (quæro), ¶ 1 celui qui cherche : Sen. Ep. 119, 5 || celui qui fait une enquête, une instruction criminelle [président dʼune chambre dʼenquête permanente, quæstio perpetua, à défaut dʼun préteur] : Cic. Verr. 2, pr. 29 ; Sulla 78 ; Br. 200, etc. ¶ 2 chercheur [en parl. des sceptiques] : Gell. 11, 5, 2.

quaesitor , oris. m.
輯捕官。按察使。

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quaesītor ōris, m

• QVAES-, an investigator, examining magistrate, examiner, inquisitor, prosecuting officer: illa tormenta regit quaesitor: Minos, V.: quaesitori gratulationem decrevit: consules et quaesitor erant ex illius voluntate, i. e. the praetor(who conducted the trial).

Quaesītor

The Roman title of the president of an extraordinary or ordinary criminal court (quaestio extraordinaria or perpetua). According to Sulla 's rules of procedure, six praetors chosen for criminal cases presided, and when this number was not sufficient additional judges, iudices quaestionis, were provided.