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noun

oppressĭo

gen. oppressōnis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd
(), , opprimo.
A pressing down; force; violence
A pressing down, Vitr. 10, 3, 3; trop., force, violence (class.), Ter. Ad. 2, 2, 30.—
Violent seizure •
Violent seizure: occupatio fori, oppressio curiae, Cic. Dom. 3, 5.—
Oppression; overthrow •
Oppression, overthrow: legum et libertatis, Cic. Off. 3, 21, 83.—
a catalepsy
(Late Lat.) Med. t. t., = κατάληψις, a catalepsy, Cael. Aur. Acut. 2, 10, 56; id. Tard. 2, 5, 86.
Perseus ID: n32814 Key: oppressio