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Definition of cui bono? exclamation from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

cui bono?

exclamation

NAmE//ˌkwi ˈboʊnoʊ//

(from Latin)

used for asking who was likely to benefit from a crime, and who therefore is likely to be guilty

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