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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
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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 GaldsThat reason is an amicus curiæ who speaks de plano, not pro tribunali.
Caute quidam non de plano negat, sed differendum dicebat adhuc.
Life of Thomas Becket|Henry Hart MilmanYet 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