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QUO ANIMO Definition & Legal Meaning

Definition & Citations:

Lat. With what intention or motive. Used sometimes as a substantive. in lieu of the single word “animus,” design or motive. “The quo animo is the real subject of inquiry.” 1 Kent, Comm. 77.

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