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Ab initio
/ˌæb əˈnɪt.i.oʊ/
From the time when a law, legal right or decree, contract, ownership interest, partnership (etc.) comes into force.
📖 Definitions of "Ab initio"
adverb
- 1
From the time when a law, legal right or decree, contract, ownership interest, partnership (etc.) comes into force.
- 2
Calculated from first principles, i.e. from basic laws without any further additional assumptions.
- 3
(of an academic course) Taken with no prior qualifications.
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