"re infecta" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From Latin rē, ablative singular of rēs (“matter, affair”) + infectā, ablative singular feminine of infectus (“incomplete”).",
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          "text": "Had Caesar been such a fool, he had never passed the Rubicon. But, after he had passed it, had he retreated, re infecta, intimidated by a senatorial edict, what a pretty figure would he have made in history!",
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          "text": "Having hasten'd to the Bankers lo! to my confusion I am come from thence Re infectâ."
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        "With the matter unfinished or incomplete."
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  "word": "re infecta"
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          "text": "Had Caesar been such a fool, he had never passed the Rubicon. But, after he had passed it, had he retreated, re infecta, intimidated by a senatorial edict, what a pretty figure would he have made in history!",
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