Etymology

absque hoc

Today it means: The technical words of denial used in denying what has been alleged. Full definition →

Latin absque hoc
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  1. Latin · learned borrowing fromabsque hoc
  2. English todayabsque hoc

Learned borrowing from Latin absque hoc (literally “without this”).

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