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argumentum ad baculum

foreign term ar·gu·men·tum ad ba·cu·lum \ˌär-g-ˈmen-tm-ˌäd-ˈbä-k-lm\

Definition of ARGUMENTUM AD BACULUM

:  argument of the staff :  appeal to force
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Origin of ARGUMENTUM AD BACULUM

Latin

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