simpliciter

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UK/sɪmˈplɪsɪtə/

adjective

Simply, absolutely; without any qualification or condition.

“The charge was reduced from aggravated assault to assault simpliciter.”

OriginLatin simpliciter →
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Meanings

adjectivesimpliciter (not comparable)
  1. Canadiannot comparablepostpositionalhuman sciencesSimply, absolutely; without any qualification or condition.

    The charge was reduced from aggravated assault to assault simpliciter.

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    Leaving aside this report, I make the general observation firstly that the CA has pointed out in PP v UI [2008] 4 SLR(R) 500 […] that rape simpliciter "is already ‘an inherently odious and reprehensible act’… that exacts ‘irretrievable physical, emotional and psychological scars on [the] victim’” […]

    2022, Paragraph 68, Public Prosecutor v CJH ([2022] SGHC 303)

Origin

  1. Latinsimpliciter“simply”, “plainly”
  2. Englishsimpliciter

From the Latin simpliciter (“simply”, “plainly”), from simplex (“simple”).

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APA

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

MLA

“simpliciter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/simpliciter. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “simpliciter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/simpliciter.

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