A Priori

A Priori

Definition of A Priori

In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of A Priori : (Latin: from the previous (i.e. from cause to effect))

Describing or relating to reasoning that is based on abstract ideas, anticipates the effects of particular causes, or (more loosely) makes a presumption that is true as far as is known, i.e. deductive reasoning.

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