διαδικασία

diadikasia

suit to decide between claimants

Appears 3 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Laws 3
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Book XI 2
Chapter ?

916c2
937d3
Book XII 1
Chapter ?

952d4

Dictionary (LSJ)

διαδικασία, ἡ, A. suit to decide between claimants, e.g. to an estate, δ. κλήρου D. 44.7; to a wardship, δ. ἐπιτροπῆς Arist. Ath. 56.6; to exemption from a λειτουργία, D. 28.17, cf. Lys. 17.1, D. 24.13, etc.; τὴν δ. ποιεῖσθαι IG 12(5).722.48 (Andros); esp. of judicial inquiries relating to naval matters, D. 47.26, Arist. Ath. 61.1. 2. judicial decision or settlement, X. Cyr. 8.1.18, OGI 437.78. 3. metaph., δ. τῷ βήματι πρὸς τὸ στρατήγιον dispute between the orators and the board of generals, Aeschin. 3.146: generally, τὴν τῶν ἀριστείων δ. the competition for public honours, Pl. Lg. 952d, cf. Polem. Call. 53. 4. διαδικασίαν προθεῖναι ταῖς γνώμαις put the question to the vote, D.H. 11.21.

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