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cui bono

cui bo·no [ kwee bṓnō ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. legal principle: the legal principle that somebody who would gain something from a particular action or event is probably responsible for it

2. usefulness as measure of value: the usefulness of something used to measure its value

[Early 17th century. < Latin, "to whom is the benefit"]
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