English[]
Etymology[]
From Latin ab (“‘from’”) + initiō, ablative singular of initium (“‘beginning’”).
Adverb[]
ab initio
- (law) Refers to the time from when a legal document comes into force.
- (sciences) Refers to calculations from first principles, that is from basic laws without any further additional assumptions.
- university Refers to a course taken with no prior qualifications.
Related terms[]
- void ab initio
Translations[]
referring to the time from when a legal document comes into force
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