"cui bono" meaning in English

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        "5": "to whom it would have benefited"
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          "text": "If the principle of cui bono is applied, it is evident that the gainers were the party of the triumvirs, whose popularity would be increased by a belief being created that their opponents the Optimates were prepared to adopt extreme measures to get rid of them.",
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        "The principle that the ultimate initiator of an action is likely the person who stands to gain from the action."
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          "word": "follow the money"
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          "word": "cui prodest"
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        "double dative"
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  "word": "cui bono"
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