de plano

[ di pley-noh, dee, dey ]

/ dɪ ˈpleɪ noʊ, di, deɪ /

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adverb Chiefly Law.

without argument.

by manifest right; plainly.

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Origin of de plano

From Latin dē planō

Words nearby de plano

depigmentation, depilate, depilatory, depill, deplane, de plano, deplatform, deplete, depleted uranium, depletion allowance, depletion layer

How to use de plano in a sentence

Tienes t la suprema inteligencia que se necesita para juzgar de plano las acciones de los dems10 y dar sentencia sobre ellas?
Doa Perfecta|Benito Prez Galds
That reason is an amicus curiæ who speaks de plano, not pro tribunali.
The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. V. (of 12)|Edmund Burke
Caute quidam non de plano negat, sed differendum dicebat adhuc.
Life of Thomas Becket|Henry Hart Milman
Yet the trial was not carried on “simpliciter et de plano” according to the forms of the Inquisition.
A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume III|Henry Charles Lea