cur non in Latin

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          "english": "Why don't you command her to be brought over hither?",
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          "english": "Why do you not buy a halter, and hang yourself?",
          "text": "Cūr nōn ēmistī restem suspendiō?",
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  "word": "cur non"
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      "ipa": "[ˈkur ˈnɔn]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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  "word": "cur non"
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"cur non" meaning in Latin

Phrase