"cui prodest" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: From Latin. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin Head templates: {{en-noun|-|nolinkhead=1}} cui prodest (uncountable)
  1. The rhetorical question "Who benefits?", as used to establish motive for a crime etc. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: cui bono
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