§352. Verbs of Accusing, Condemning, and Acquitting

Verbs of accusing, condemning, and acquitting, take the Genitive of the Charge or Penalty:—

• arguit mē furtī, he accuses me of theft.
• pecūlātūs damnātus (pecūniae pūblicae damnātus) (Flacc. 43), condemned for embezzlement.
• videō nōn tē absolūtum esse improbitātis, sed illōs damnātōs esse caedis (Verr. 2.1.72), I see, not that you were acquitted of outrage, but that they were condemned for homicide.

a. Peculiar genitives, under this construction, are—

• capitis, as in damnāre capitis, to sentence to death.
• mâiestātis [laesae], treason (crime against the dignity of the state).
• repetundārum [rērum], extortion (lit. of an action for reclaiming money).
• vōtī damnātus (or reus), bound [to the payment] of one's vow, i.e. successful in one's effort.
• pecūniae (damnāre, iūdicāre, see note).
• duplī etc., as in duplī condemnāre, condemn to pay twofold.