jactura

jactūra, ae, f. [jacto], a throwing, a throwing away.

I.

Lit., a throwing overboard:

si in mari jactura facienda sit, equine pretiosi potius jacturam faciat, an servuli vilis?

Cic. Off. 3, 23, 89:

gubernator, ubi naufragium timet, jactura, quidquid servari potest, redimit,

Curt. 5, 9, 3; Dig. 14, 2, 2, § 2.—

B.

Transf.

1.

Loss, damage, detriment:

si nullam praeterquam vitae jacturam fieri viderem,

Caes. B. G. 7, 77:

rei familiaris,

id. ib. 7, 64:

si qua jactura facienda sit in repraesentando,

Cic. Att. 12, 29, 2; cf.:

jacturae rei familiaris erunt faciendae,

id. Fin. 2, 24, 79:

jacturas afferre,

Col. 1, 1:

jacturam pati, id. praef. l. l.: sarcinarum potius quam disciplinae facere,

Curt. 6, 6, 17:

fuit ordinis retinendi causa facienda jactura,

Cic. Att. 2, 1, 8:

jacturam gravissimam feci, si jactura dicenda est tanti viri amissio,

Plin. Ep. 1, 12, 1.—Of men:

seniorum,

Liv. 5, 39:

equitum,

id. 22, 8; Curt. 4, 14, 17:

suorum,

Caes. B. G. 7, 26:

sepulcri,

want of, Verg. A. 2, 646.—

2.

Expense, cost:

provincia sumptibus et jacturis exhausta,

Cic. Att. 6, 1, 2; 3, 29:

non magnā jacturā factā,

id. Clu. 8, 23:

magnis jacturis sibi quorundam animos conciliare,

Caes. B. C. 3, 29:

eos ad se magnis jacturis pollicitationibusque perduxerant,

id. B. G. 6, 12, 1.—

3.

A dismissal, turning away:

clientis,

Juv. 3, 125.—

II.

Trop., loss or diminution:

concedam hoc ipsum, si vis, etsi magnam jacturam causae fecero,

Cic. Div. 2, 15, 34:

dignitatis jacturam facere,

id. Planc. 2, 6:

jacturam criminum facere,

i. e. to omit in the accusation, id. Verr. 2, 1, 12, § 33:

jacturam honoris et dignitatis facere,

Caes. B. C. 1, 32:

temporis,

Liv. 39, 4:

parvā jacturā acceptā,

id. 4, 32:

nulla Sophocleo veniet jactura cothurno,

Ov. Am. 1, 15, 15; id. A. A. 2, 253:

humani generis,

id. M. 1, 246:

famae,

Juv. 6, 91.