noun

rĕātus

gen. rĕātūs · gender masculine · decl. 4th

the condition of an accused person; a state of impeachment •

Lit., the condition of an accused person, a state of impeachment (a word first used by Messala, acc. to Quint. 8, 3, 34): revocato ad reatum Alcibiade, Just. 4, 4, 4: si diutino tempore aliquis in reatu fuerit ... qui longo tempore in reatu agunt, Dig. 48, 19, 25; Mart. 2, 24, 1.—

by metonymy

An offence of which one stands accused; a charge

An offence of which one stands accused, a charge, App. M. 7, p. 191, 31; 3, p. 132, 10; Prud. Cath. 11.—

The dress; appearance of an accused person •

The dress or appearance of an accused person: mulier reatu mirāque tristitie deformis, App. M. 9, p. 231, 3.—

guilt figuratively •

Trop., guilt (late Lat.): reatus sanguinis, Vulg. Deut. 21, 8; cf. id. Exod. 32, 35: praeteriit actu manet reatu, Aug. cont. Jul. Pelag. 6, 19, 60.

Perseus ID: n40499 Key: reatus