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The following 8 entries include the term propter.
cum hoc, ergo propter hoc
Latin phrase: with this, therefore because of this compare post hoc, ergo propter hoc
post hoc, ergo propter hoc
Latin phrase: after this, therefore because of this : because an event occurred first, it must have caused this later event —used to describe a fallacious argument
donatio propter nuptias
: a marriage gift or settlement required by law of the husband or his family early during the later Roman Empire and that was required by Justinian to be equal to the wife's dowry but permitted to be made after and used for expenses of the marriage —formerly called when made before the marriage donatio ante nuptias
propter defectum sanguinis
adverb: for lack of an heir
propter delictum
adverb: on account of conviction for a crime
propter delictum tenentis
adverb: on account of the tenant's crime
propter hoc
adverb: because of this compare post hoc
propter honoris respectum
adverb: on account of respect for rank
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