ad baculum

adjective

To appeal by force.

OriginLatin ad →
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Meanings

adjectivead baculum (not comparable)
  1. not comparablerhetoricTo appeal by force.

Origin

  1. Latinad
  2. Englishad baculum

From Latin ad + baculum (“stick, staff”).

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APA

ad baculum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ad%20baculum

MLA

“ad baculum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ad%20baculum. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ad baculum,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ad%20baculum.

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