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The following 3 entries include the term petitio.
petitio principii
noun: a logical fallacy in which a premise is assumed to be true without warrant or in which what is to be proved is implicitly taken for granted
pluris petitio
nounplus petitio
noun: a demanding by the plaintiff in his pleading of more than he proves either in amount or as to time or condition of performance
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- The business’s new computer system proved not to be a panacea.
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Merriam-Webster unabridged
