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In the course of the argument. When the phrase in arguendo is used by a judge during the course of a trial, it indicates that his or her comment is made as a matter of argument or illustration only. The statement does not bear directly upon the remainder of the discussion. arguendo prep. Latin meaning "for the sake of argument" used by lawyers in the context of "assuming arguendo" that the facts were as the other party contends, but the law prevents the other side from prevailing. Example: "assuming arguendo" that the court finds our client, the defendant, was negligent, the other party (plaintiff) was so contributorily negligent he cannot recover damages. In short, the lawyer is not admitting anything, but wants to make a legal argument only. The word appears most commonly in appeals briefs. arguendo adverb for mere discussion only, for the sake of argument, hypothetically How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Assuming, arguendo, that this conservatism had captured the soul of the Republican Party prior to Bush II, what of today? Thus, assuming arguendo that the new regulations were applicable to Chief Industries, it would seem unlikely that the IRS would raise this argument or that the court would reach a result different than under prior law. 1997) ("Assuming, arguendo, that the "consent once removed" doctrine is applicable to the case at bar, we would conclude, nonetheless, that the State failed to meet the criteria of the doctrine. |
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