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This page is a glossary of law. A *A fortiori. By a stronger reason. A term used in logic to denote an argument to the effect that because one ascertained fact exists, therefore another, which is included in it, and which is less improbable, unusual, or surprising, must also exist.Howell. Glossary of Legal Terms and Phrases. 1910p 1 * A mensa et thoro. From bed and board. Descriptive of a limited divorce or separation by judicial sentence. *A quo: from which. The Court a quo is the court from which a cause has been removed to a higher court, which latter is called the Court ad quem. *A vinculo matrimonii. (Lat. from the bond of matrimony) A term descriptive of a kind of divorce, which effects a complete dissolution of the marriage contract. * Abactor. ''l''. A cattle-stealer.Stimson. Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law. 1881p 2 * Abandonment. Desertion; surrender; relinquishment of property; as when an insured person makes over his rights in the goods ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Fortiori
''Argumentum a fortiori'' (literally "argument from the stronger [reason]") (, ) is a form of Argumentation theory, argumentation that draws upon existing confidence in a proposition to argue in favor of a second proposition that is held to be Logical consequence, implicit in, and even more certain than, the first. Usage American usage In ''Garner's Modern American Usage'', Bryan A. Garner, Garner says writers sometimes use ''a fortiori'' as an adjective as in "a usage to be resisted". He provides this example: "Clearly, if laws depend so heavily on public acquiescence, the case of conventions is an ''a fortiori'' [read ''even more compelling''] one." Jewish usage ''A fortiori'' arguments are regularly used in Halakha, Jewish law under the name Talmudical hermeneutics#Kal va-chomer (קל וחומר), kal va-chomer, literally "mild and severe", the mild case being the one we know about, while trying to infer about the more severe case. Relation with Ancient Indian Logic In I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |