the indictment for illegal proposals
“graphe paranomon”
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indictment for illegal action · indictment for the proposing of illegal measures · indictments for illegality · the indictment
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Against Theocrines (Greek)
In his accusation against my father, men of the jury, when he was prosecuting the indictment for illegality against him, he stated that a plot had been formed against the boy, regarding whom the decree was drawn—the decree, that is, in which my father moved that maintenance in the Prytaneum should be granted to Charidemus, son of Ischomachus.
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Against Theocrines
The Athenian legal procedure for indicting proposers of decrees held to be contrary to existing law, repeatedly invoked by Theocrines against the father, Demosthenes, and Thucydides, and argued by the speaker to have been abused for profit.
In his accusation against my father, men of the jury, when he was prosecuting the indictment for illegality against him, he stated that a plot had been formed against the boy, regarding whom the decree was drawn—the decree, that is, in which my father moved that maintenance in the Prytaneum should be granted to Charidemus, son of Ischomachus.
I should be glad, however, to ask Theocrines in your presence, if only he would give me an honest answer, what he would have done—he who declares that he has been assigned the duty of putting a stop to the proposers of illegal decrees—if anyone, after speaking to the whole body of citizens in the assembly and winning their assent, had proposed a decree, permitting those who had lost their civic ri …
and yet should now, without having won the people’s consent or made the matter public, himself continue to prefer indictments, when the laws forbid him to do so?
Against Philippides
The Athenian legal procedure (graphe paranomon) for prosecuting the proposer of a decree alleged to be illegal or unconstitutional; the central legal frame of the entire speech, under which Philippides is being tried for his decree honoring the presidents.
The case in which you are going to vote is an indictment for the proposing of illegal measures and the decree under consideration is one congratulating presidents.
And if anyone comes forward with the plea that he has twice before been convicted for illegal proposals and that therefore you should acquit him, please do just the opposite, and that for two reasons.
For you will make it plain whether you are going to punish the proposers of illegal measures or whether you intend to grant those honors, which till now have been paid to your benefactors, to presidents whose conduct is not lawful;