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ad rem
[ad rem, ahd rem]
adjective
relevant; pertinent.
an ad rem remark.
adverb
without digressing; in a straightforward manner.
to reply ad rem.
ad rem
/ æd ˈrɛm /
adjective
to the point; without digression Compare ad hominem
to reply ad rem
an ad rem discussion
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of ad rem1
Example Sentences
Fiddlesticks! it's nothing ad rem, I tell you!
His plea or pretence, that he was sheltered by the superior grossness of Ariosto and La Fontaine, of Prior and of Fielding, is nihil ad rem, if it is not insincere.
Thus the right of the partners to a marriage over each other's person is the jus in re; that of two who are betrothed is only the jus ad rem.
To speak ad rem, who is free from passion?
"Nihil ad rem!" cried Mr. Skinner; "it's this man I want to ask."
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