ad eamne rem, is it for this that , etc. solent, the emphat. position may be represented by translating, it is the custom, etc. qui excipiatis, to cut off consilium: the jury, or body of judices, was called consilium. By calling it a public council, Cicero enhances its dignity and importance.
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