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(law) From the time when a law, legal right or decree, contract, ownership interest, partnership (etc.) comes into force. examples
(sciences) Calculated from first principles, i.e. from basic laws without any further additional assumptions. quotations examples
[…] this soul does not exist ab initio, as orthodox Christianity teaches; it has to be brought into existence by a process of guided self-observation. However, this is rarely achieved, owing to man's unique ability to be distracted from spiritual matters by everyday trivia.
1983, Monty Python, The meaning of life, at about 1h 15'
(of an academic course) Taken with no prior qualifications. examples