suum cuique
[ soo-oom -kooi-kwe; English soo-uhm -kahy-kwee, kwahy-, kwee-kwe ]
/ ˈsu ʊm ˈkʊɪ kwɛ; English ˈsu əm ˈkaɪ kwi, ˈkwaɪ-, ˈkwi kwɛ /
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Latin.
to each his own; to each what rightfully belongs to him.
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