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Gallia est omnis dīvīsa in partēs trēs, quārum ūnam incolunt Belgae.

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Digitized by Distributed Proofreaders from William Smith and Theophilus D. Hall, A Copious and Critical English-Latin Dictionary (1871), and generously placed into the public domain.
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• appeal (v.):
    1. I. Legal t. t.:
      1. 1. appello, 1 (from one magistrate or court to another: in the best writers appello is used without ad, in later writers with ad): to a. from the praetor to the tribunes, a praetore tribunos a., Cic.: the praetor was a.'d to, praetor appellabatur, Cic.: they a.'d to the emperor, imperatorem appellavere, Tac.
      2. 2. prōvŏco, 1 (to the populus in a matter affecting life: used with ad): those condemned for high treason a. to the people, de majestate damnati ad populum provocant, Cic.: leave is given to a. from every sentence and punishment, ab omni judicio poenaque provocari licet, Cic.
    2. II. To refer to another for decision:
      1. 1. appello, 1: you too I implore and a. to, most holy goddesses, vos etiam imploro atque a., sanctissimae deae, Cic.: to a. to authorities, auctores a., Plin.
      2. 2. prōvŏco, 1: how right this is you shall judge; not to Cato even will I a., quam id rectum sit tu judicabis; ne ad Catonem quidem provocabo, Cic.
      3. 3. cĭto, 1 (with testis): Salamis is a.'d to as witness of the victory, citatur Salamis testis victoriae, Cic.: I will a. to the testimony of all Sicily to this fact, in hanc rem testem totam Siciliam citabo, Cic.: Liv. (similarly, teste uti aliquo; testimonio alicujus uti, etc.. v. evidence, witness).
      4. 4. testor, 1 (used chiefly in poet. and passionate language: esp. of appealing to the gods): I a. to all the gods as witnesses, that I, etc., testor omnes deos, me, etc., Cic.: also with testem, I a. to thee (Venus) as my witness, testem te testor mihi, Pl.: v. witness, call to.
    3. III. To implore, entreat, q. v.: ōro: obsecro.
    4. IV. To excite, affect (chiefly in phr. to appeal to the feelings): mŏveo, commŏveo: v. to affect. Phr.: to a. less vividly to the feelings, segnius irritare animos, Hor.
    5. V. To have recourse to: q. v.: invŏco.