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Quod erat demonstrandum

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-004097

A Latin phrase meaning "what was to be demonstrated," used to signal the conclusion of a logical proof or argument. In legal writing and oral advocacy, it is placed at the end of a chain of reasoning to assert that the stated conclusion has been definitively proven by the preceding evidence and premises. The phrase is often abbreviated as Q.E.D.

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IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-004097
FieldLaw
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  "definition": "A Latin phrase meaning \"what was to be demonstrated,\" used to signal the conclusion of a logical proof or argument. In legal writing and oral advocacy, it is placed at the end of a chain of reasoning to assert that the stated conclusion has been definitively proven by the preceding evidence and premises. The phrase is often abbreviated as Q.E.D.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/quod-erat-demonstrandum/"
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Record 4,149 of 5,445 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.