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Cui bono?

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106:, whom the Roman people used to regard as a most honest and most wise judge, was in the habit of asking time and again in lawsuits: "to whom might it be for a benefit?" 95: L. Cassius ille, quem populus Romanus verissimum et sapientissimum iudicem putabat, identidem in causis quaerere solebat, cui bono fuisset? 129:
in his 'Second Philippic', once again invoking Cassius as the source: "... adopt that maxim of Cassius: To whose advantage was it?"
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to differentiate organizations depending on who has primarily benefited: owners; members; specific others; or the general society.
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are often committed to benefit their perpetrators, especially financially.
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Blau, Peter (1962): 'Formal Organizations: A Comparative Approach'.
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Cui bono
Classical Latin
[kui̯ˈbɔnoː]
Latin
phrase
suspects
crimes
double dative
Lucius Cassius
Cicero
Peter Blau
Cherchez la femme
Follow the money
Milgram experiment
Whodunit
Brocard (law)
List of Latin phrases
List of legal Latin terms
Pro Roscio Amerino
(30).84
Philippics
2.(14).35
Categories
Adages
Criminology
Conflict of interest
Latin legal terminology

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