Legal terminology · Decisions & reasoning
a fortiori — With stronger reason
a fortiori means with stronger reason. Latin source words and legal terminology examples: An a fortiori argument.
Meaning and source words
Meaning: With stronger reason
- Latin: a fortiori
Examples and word parts
An a fortiori argument
An argument that a conclusion follows with even greater force from an accepted proposition.
Word parts: a (from) + fortiori (stronger)
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- obiter dictum — An incidental judicial remark
An observation described as dictum
- prima facie — At first appearance
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- ad hoc — For this purpose
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- de facto — In fact or in practice
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Sources and usage
From the Word Radicals legal terminology collection. Source words and word parts are learning references; modern meanings can differ from their classical sources.