cui bono

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cui bo·no (kw

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Utility, advantage, or self-interest considered as the determinant of value or motivation.

[From Latin cui bon (est), for whom (it is) of advantage : cui, dative of qu, who + bon, dative of bonum, advantage.]

cui bono Latin [kwiː ˈbəʊnəʊ]

for whose benefit? for what purpose?

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