A priori
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
From a prospective viewpoint.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A term used in logic to denote an argument founded on analogy or abstract considerations or one which, positing a general principle or admitted truth as a cause, proceeds to deduce from it the effects which must necessarily follow.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A term used in logic to denote an argument founded on analogy, or abstract considerations, or one which, positing a general principle or admitted truth as a cause, proceeds to deduce from it the effects which must necessarily follow.