de plano
Americanadverb
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without argument.
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by manifest right; plainly.
Etymology
Origin of de plano
From Latin dē planō
Example Sentences
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That reason is an amicus curiæ who speaks de plano, not pro tribunali.
From The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 05 (of 12) by Burke, Edmund
Papal edicts against heretics had made familiar to all men the notion that a judge should at times proceed summarie et de plano et sine strepitu et figura justitiae.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" by Various
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