case (subs.) Copy link Outline I. State, condition, circumstances1. res, rĕī, f.2. causa (chiefly in certain phr.3. cāsus, ūs (lit. a chance; hence esp. a contingent c.)4. tempus, ŏris, n. (esp. a particular c., or crisis; q. v.)5. Very often expressed by a neuter adjective or pronoun, or left to be understoodII. A statement of facts, a point submitted for decision or opinion1. quaestio2. prōpŏsĭtĭo (legal)III. In lawIV. The inflection of a noun • case (subs.): I. State, condition, circumstances: q. v. 1. res, rĕī, f.: if the c. shall require it, si res postulabit, Cic.: the c. is this, ita res se habet, Cic.: considering the circumstances of the case, pro re nata, Cic. 2. causa (chiefly in certain phr.: v. examples): sometimes it is the duty of a man to commit suicide, while of another, in the same case, it is not, nonnunquam mortem sibi ipse consciscere aliquis debet, alius in eadem causa non debet, Cic.: in the same c. were the Usipetes, in eadem c. fuerunt Usipetes, Caes.: to be in better (more desirable) c., in meliore c. esse, Cic. 3. cāsus, ūs (lit. a chance; hence esp. a contingent c.): to make preparations for every contingent c., ad omnes c. subsidia comparare, Caes.: Cic. 4. tempus, ŏris, n. (esp. a particular c., or crisis; q. v.): Caesar accuses the Aedui of not assisting him in so urgent a c., C. Aeduos incusat quod tam necessario t. ab iis non sublevetur, Caes.: c.s often happen when. etc., t. saepe incidunt quum, etc., Cic. 5. Very often expressed by a neuter adjective or pronoun, or left to be understood: as, since such is the c., quae cum ita sint, Cic.: the c. is as you say, sunt ista, Cic.: and yet the c. is so, atqui sic habet, Hor.: I was afraid that the c. which has occurred might befal timebam ne evenirent ea quae acciderunt, Cic.: c.s often occur in which debtors do not meet their engagements punctually, fit saepe ut ii qui debent non respondeant ad tempus, Cic.: the same c. has not happened to me as you write has befallen you, non venit idem usu mihi quod tu tibi scribis, Cic. Phr.: his c. is dangerous (of a sick person). periculose aegrotat, Cic.: were my c. yours you would think differently, tu si hic sis, aliter censeas. Ter.: impartial law has always been striven after; for in any other c. it would not be law, jus semper est quaesitum aequabile; neque enim aliter esset jus, Cic.: fear is embarrassing in both c.s, pavor est utrobique molestus, Hor.: in case: v. if, supposing. II. A statement of facts, a point submitted for decision or opinion: 1. quaestio: to state a c., q. ponere, Cic.: a c. of conscience, *q. ad conscientiam pertinens: v. casuistry. 2. prōpŏsĭtĭo (legal): Afric. Dig. III. In law: causa: v. lawsuit. IV. The inflection of a noun: cāsus, ūs: the nominative c., c. rectus, Cic.: the oblique c.s, c. obliqui, Quint.