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ad hominem definition - legal

adj

Latin

To the person. Appealing to personal prejudices instead of reason; attacking oneÂ’s character rather than his arguments.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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