English Explanatory Dictionary

argumentum ad baculum

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The use or threat of force to coerce acceptance of an argument.

Word forms

argumentum ad baculum

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin argūmentum ad baculum (literally “argument to the cudgel”).

Synonyms

appeal to force

Related words

might makes right
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