cui bono

[ kooi boh-noh; English kwee boh-noh, kahy- ]

Latin.

1. for whose benefit?
2. for what use? of what good?

cui bono

/ kwiː ˈbəʊnəʊ /

(no translation)

1. for whose benefit? for what purpose?

Example Sentences

He had adopted as his motto and watchword the fatal Cui bono?

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It is the only probable conjecture on the cui bono of these arms that I can at present make.

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I conclude this Introduction by a brief allusion to the reasonable question which has been so often asked, Cui bono?

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It is possible that certain captious persons may be disposed to inquire into the cui bono?

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And I was merely reduced, as I am now, to a shrug of the shoulders, and a cui bono.

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