I. Object., in the presence of, before the eyes of, in the face of, before (freq. and class.).
A. Adv.: “vereor coram in os te laudare amplius,” Ter. Ad. 2, 4, 5: “omnia quae tute dudum coram me incusaveras,” id. Phorm. 5, 8, 21: “coram potius me praesente dixissent,” Cic. Agr. 3, 1, 1: “Manlius quoque ad restituendam aciem se ipse coram offert,” i. e. before the soldiers, Liv. 2, 47, 4: “ut veni coram, singultim pauca locutus,” Hor. S. 1, 6, 56 et saep.: “lenissimum genus admonitionis fuit traditio coram pugillarium,” in their presence, in their own hands, Suet. Aug. 39.—
b. With gen. (very rare): “coram noxae prehensus,” in the very act, App. M. 9, p. 226 fin.—So in coram with gen. in App. = coram: “omnium,” App. M. 7, p. 197, 21 Oud.; so id. ib. 9, p. 221, 17; 9, p. 223, 32; 10, p. 241, 5.—
2. Esp., with verbs of command, in one's presence, i. e. on the spot, forthwith (post-Aug.; “mostly in Suet.): clipeos et imagines ejus coram detrahi jubet,” Suet. Dom. 23: “Pinarium ... coram confodi imperavit,” id. Aug. 27: “essedum ... redimi concidique coram imperavit,” id. Claud. 16 (al. explain coram in all these passages as = coram omnibus, i. e. publicly, openly; cf. palam).—Hence, coram deprehensus = ἐπ̓ αὐτοφώρῳ, in the very act, App. M. 3, p. 131, 2.—
B. Prep with abl.
(α).
Before the noun: “coram genero meo quae dicere ausus es?” Cic. Pis. 6, 12: “coram frequentissimo legationum conventu,” Nep. Epam. 6, 4; Quint. 6, 3, 47; Tac. A. 4, 75: “coram judicibus,” Suet. Aug. 56: “coram ipso,” id. Tib. 43; so id. ib. 62: “coram populo,” Hor. A. P. 185: “coram latrone,” Juv. 10, 22 al.—
(β).
After the noun (freq. in Tac.): “ipso Germanico coram,” Tac. A. 3, 14; so id. ib. 3, 24; 4, 8; 13, 32; Suet. Ner. 33; id. Oth. 1: “te coram,” Hor. S. 1, 4, 95.—
II. Subject. adv., present in one's own person or presence, personally (very freq. and class.): “quia ted ipsus coram praesens praesentem videt,” Plaut. Ps. 4, 7, 43: “istos rastros ... faoito coram ut tradas in manum,” id. Merc. 2, 2, 7: “sine me expurgem atque illum huc coram adducam,” Ter. And. 5, 3, 29: “velut si coram adesset,” Caes. B. G. 1, 32; so, “adesse,” Verg. A. 1, 595: “eadem fere, quae ex nuntiis litteris cognoverat, coram perspicit,” Caes. B. G. 5, 11; so, “opp. letters,” Cic. Att. 1, 20, 1; 7, 3, 12; 12, 1, 2 al.; cf. with abl.: “coram me tecum eadem haec agere saepe conantem deterruit pudor, quae nunc expromam absens audacius,” by word of mouth, id. Fam. 5, 12. 1: “coram cernere letum nati,” Verg. A. 2, 538: “quod coram etiam ex ipso audiebamus,” Cic. Ac. 1, 4, 13: “fidem nec dare nec accipere nisi cum ipso coram duce,” Liv. 28, 17, 8; 28, 18, 7; 36, 11, 1; 43, 5, 6: rexque paterque Audisti coram, nec verbo parcius absens, Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 38; Verg. A. 3, 173; Ov. M. 9, 560 et saep.