ab initio

/ˌæb əˈnɪt.i.oʊ/ · adverb

Meaning

From the time when a law, legal right or decree, contract, ownership interest, partnership (etc.) comes into force.
Calculated from first principles, i.e. from basic laws without any further additional assumptions.
(of an academic course) Taken with no prior qualifications.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

initially(English)at first(English)at the start(English)ab init(English)from the word go(English)in limine(English)ex nunc(English)up front(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

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