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A fortiori

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-000251

A Latin phrase meaning 'with stronger reason' or 'all the more so,' used in legal reasoning to indicate that if one proposition is true, then a second, related proposition must be even more certainly true. It implies that a conclusion drawn from a weaker premise applies with even greater force to a stronger premise. For example, if it is illegal to steal a car, then a fortiori it is illegal to steal a plane.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-000251
FieldLaw
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-000251",
  "term": "A fortiori",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A Latin phrase meaning 'with stronger reason' or 'all the more so,' used in legal reasoning to indicate that if one proposition is true, then a second, related proposition must be even more certainly true. It implies that a conclusion drawn from a weaker premise applies with even greater force to a stronger premise. For example, if it is illegal to steal a car, then a fortiori it is illegal to steal a plane.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/a-fortiori/"
}

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