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sine qua non Definition

sine qua non (nē kwā nän, sinā kwä nōn)

noun

an essential condition, qualification, etc.; indispensable thing; absolute prerequisite

Etymology: L, without which not

sine qua non Law Definition

n

Latin

Without which not. Something that is indispensable and upon which something else relies.

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