noun
dēpugnātĭo
Meaning
- a violent fighting, eager contest
dēpugnātĭo, ōnis, f. depugno,
I. a violent fighting, eager contest (ante- and postclass.).
I. Prop., Cato ap. Non. 204, 32; Veg. Mil. 3, 30 et saep.—
II. Transf.
A. Of debate: forensium certaminum depugnationes, Firm. Math. 4 praef.—
B. A defacing:
humani oris, Tert. Spect. 18.