DAMNATUS

damnatus

damnatus (dam-nay-t[schwa]s), n. [fr. Latin damnare “to condemn”] 1. Roman law. A person condemned, esp. in a capital case. 2. Hist. Something prohibited by law; something that is unlawful, as in damnatus coitus (“unlawful sexual connection”).

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