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a fortiori

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a for⋅ti⋅o⋅ri

  [ah fohr-ti-oh-ree; Eng. ey fawr-shee-awr-ahy, ey fohr-shee-ohr-ahy]
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–adverb Latin.
for a still stronger reason; even more certain; all the more.
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a for·ti·o·ri   (ä fôr'tē-ôr'ē, ā fōr'tē-ō'rī')   
adv.  For a still stronger reason; all the more.

[Latin : ā, ab, from + fortiōrī, ablative of fortior, stronger.]
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Main Entry: a for·ti·o·ri
Pronunciation: "A-"for-shE-'Or-"I, "ä-"for-shE-'Or-E, -"for-tE-
Function: adverb
Etymology: New Latin, from the stronger (argument)
: all the more certainly : with greater reason : with still more convincing force —used in drawing a conclusion that is thought to be even more certain than another a fortiori, to murderers as well as to criminals who commit other violent, but less serious, felonies —People v. Jenkins, 893 Pacific Reporter, Second Series 1224 (1995)>
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