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proclāmātĭo, ōnis, f [proclamo].

  1. I. In gen., a calling out, crying out, outcry (post-class.), Quint. Decl. 8, 21: trux, id. ib. 18, 16.
  2. II. In partic., an appeal to a judge to assert one’s liberty, Dig. 40, 12, 25; 14; 34; 23.

* proclāmātor, ōris, m. [procingo, prop. a girding up; hence, transf.], a crier, bawler, vociferator, said of a bad advocate: non enim causidicum nescio quem neque proclamatorem aut rabulam hoc sermone nostro conquirimus, Cic. de Or. 1, 46, 202 Orell. (dub.; B. & K. clamatorem, ex conj. Ellendt).

pro-clāmo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a., to call or cry out, to vociferate.

  1. I. In gen. (class.): assunt, defendunt, proclamant, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 42, § 108: patre proclamante, se filiam jure caesam judicare, Liv. 1, 26: magnā proclamat voce Diores, Verg. A. 5, 345: quid non proclames, si, etc., Juv. 2, 75.
  2. II. In partic., in jurid. lang.
          1. (α) To defend, to clamor in defence: proclamando pro sordidis hominibus, Liv. 22, 26, 2 (cf. proclamator).
          2. (β) Proclamare ad or in libertatem, to assert one’s liberty, to appeal to the judge to maintain one’s liberty: ad libertatem, Dig. 40, 12, 42; 40, 13, 1; cf.: ad ingenuitatem, ib. 40, 14, 4: in libertatem, ib. 40, 12, 7; 40, 4, 59.