"a fortiori" meaning in Latin

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          "text": "Cuius rei veritas vt magis elucescat queritur. An malefice valeant membra virilia virtute demonum vere et realiter vel solummodo prestigiosa apparitione auferre? et arguitur quod vere et realiter per argumentum a fortiori.\n[Cuius reī vēritās ut magis ēlūcēscat, quaeritur an maleficae valeant membra virīlia virtūte daemonum vērē et reāliter, vel sōlummodo praestīgiōsā appāritiōne auferre? et arguitur quod vērē et reāliter per argūmentum ā fortiōrī.]",
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