arguendoとは 意味・読み方・使い方

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arguendo (not comparable)

1. (law) for the sake of argument; assuming without deciding; identifying the premises of a hypothetical argument while making it clear that no finding is being made on whether the premises are true.
   • 1978, Matter of Green, 586 F. 2d 1247 - U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit

     Assuming arguendo that those assertions are factually true, we find respondent's claim to be without legal merit.

   • 1990 February 5, William Safire, “Staying a Superpower”, in The New York Times‎^[1], ISSN 0362-4331:

     Grant me, arguendo, that sort of scenario, with the Soviet federation rebuilding and small wars raging here and there, as the world of the millennium.