Antecedent
91proceeding from antecedent to consequent — index a priori Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
92denial of the antecedent — the logical fallacy of inferring the negation of the consequent of an implication from the negation of the antecedent (as in “if it rains then the game is canceled but it has not rained therefore the game is not canceled”) compare affirmation of… …
93affirming the antecedent — Arguing, validly, that from p, and if p then q, it follows that q . See modus ponens …
94denying the antecedent — To argue invalidly that given that if p then q, and given not p, we can infer q . ‘If she is in Barbados she is in the Caribbean; she is not in Barbados, so she is not in the Caribbean.’ …
95plasma thromboplastin antecedent — plasma thromboplastin an·te·ced·ent .ant ə sēd ənt n a clotting factor whose absence is associated with a form of hemophilia abbr. PTA called also factor XI * * * (PTA) factor XI; see under coagulation factors, at factor …
96plasma thromboplastin antecedent deficiency — PTA deficiency factor XI deficiency …
97last antecedent rule — A canon of statutory construction that relative or qualifying words or phrases are to be applied to the words or phrases immediately preceding, and as not extending to or including other words, phrases, or clauses more remote, unless such… …
98last antecedent rule — A canon of statutory construction that relative or qualifying words or phrases are to be applied to the words or phrases immediately preceding, and as not extending to or including other words, phrases, or clauses more remote, unless such… …
99last antecedent clause — The principle that relative and qualifying words, phrases, or clauses are to be applied to the words, phrases, or clauses immediately precedent, and not extended to other words, phrases or clauses more remote. Montgomery Light & Traction Co. v… …
100plasma thromboplastin antecedent — noun coagulation factor whose deficiency results in a hemorrhagic tendency • Syn: ↑factor XI • Hypernyms: ↑coagulation factor, ↑clotting factor …