Ab initio

{
  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-000255",
  "term": "Ab initio",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A Latin phrase meaning from the beginning, used to say that something is treated as having had a given legal character from its start rather than from a later date. It appears most often in the phrase void ab initio, describing a contract or marriage treated as never having existed, and in the old doctrine of trespass ab initio, under which an abuse of a lawful entry made the entry wrongful from its start.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/ab-initio/"
}