κᾰκοτεχν-ία,ἡ,
A. base artifice, malpractice, Heraclit. [129] , PRein. 16.26
(ii B. C.), OGI 669.55 (Egypt,i A. D.), CIG 2712.15 (Mylasa), Ph. 1.636 , Iamb. Myst. 10.2 (pl.): freq. in pl., as law-term,fraudulentormalicious conspiracy, κακοτεχνιῶν διαδικάζεσθαι
Pl. Lg. 936d
; esp.subornation of perjury, D. 47.1 , 49.56 ;δόλοι καὶ ἐπιορκίαι καὶ κ. Luc. Alex. 4 .
II. bad art, applied to forensic oratory by Epicur. Fr. 51 : generally, Plu. 2.228b : esp. in Rhet.,false artifice, Demetr. Eloc. 27 , 247 , Luc. Par. 27 , Ath. 14.631f : pl., ἡδονὰς καὶ κ. εἰσάγων
Str. 7.3.7
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