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Ab initio

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

Definition:
From the beginning. See 1 Bl. Comm. 440.
Ab Initio

Black's Law Dictionary: 2nd Edition

Definition:
Lat From the beginning; from the first act. A party is said to be a trespasser ab initio, an estate to be good ab initio, an agreement or deed to be void ab initio, a marriage to be unlawful ab initio, and the like. Plow. 6a, 16a; 1 BL Comm. 440.