compellatio

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

compellātĭo, ōnis, f. [2. compello].

I In gen., an accosting , Auct. Her. 4, 15, 22.—

II Esp. with reproach, a reprimand , reproof , rebuke (rare), Cic. Phil. 3, 7, 17; in plur., id. Fam. 12, 25, 2; Gell. 1, 5, 2.

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