LatinTranslationNotesfrom one well pleasedi.e., "at will" or "at one's pleasure". This phrase, and its Italian (beneplacito) and Spanish (beneplácito) derivatives, are synonymous with the more common ad libitum (at pleasure).from head to heeli.e., "from top to bottom", "all the way through", or "from head to toe". See also a pedibus usque ad caput.from the oppositei.e., "on the contrary" or "au contraire". Thus, an argumentum a contrario ("argument from the contrary") is an argument or proof by contrast or direct opposite.from or since DeucalionA long time ago; from Gaius Lucilius, Satires VI, 284to set forth from false principlesLegal phrase. From Cicero, De Finibus IV.53.from the strongeri.e., "even more so" or "with even stronger reason". Often used to lead from a less certain proposition to a more evident corollary.a precipice in front, wolves behindBeing in a dilemma. From Plautus, listed in Adagia by Erasmus. See also: "between a rock and a hard place", "between the devil and the deep blue sea". from the greater to the smallerFrom general to particular; "What holds for all also holds for one particular ." – argument a fortiorifrom the smaller to the greaterAn inference from smaller to bigger; what is forbidden at least is forbidden at more ("If riding a bicycle with two on it is forbidden, riding it with three on it is at least similarly punished.")from feet to headi.e., "completely", "from tip to toe", "from head to toe". Equally a capite ad calcem. See also ab ovo usque ad mala.from being able to being"From possibility to actuality" or "from being possible to being actual".from the latterBased on observation, i. e., empirical evidence. Opposite of a priori. Used in mathematics and logic to denote something that is known after a proof has been carried out. In philosophy, used to denote something known from experience.from the formerPresupposed independent of experience; the reverse of a posteriori. Used in mathematics and logic to denote something that is known or postulated before a proof has been carried out. In philosophy, used to denote something is supposed without empirical evidence. In everyday speech, it denotes something occurring or being known before the event.from sunrise to sunsetfrom the absurdSaid of an argument either for a conclusion that rests on the alleged absurdity of an opponent's argument (cf. appeal to ridicule) or that another assertion is false because it is absurd. The phrase is distinct from reductio ad absurdum, which is usually a valid logical argument.The inference of a use from its abuse is not validi.e., a right is still a right even if it is abused (e.g. practiced in a morally/ethically wrong way); cf. .from the eternalLiterally, "from the everlasting", "from eternity", or "from outside of time". Philosophically and theologically, it indicates something, e. g., the universe, that was created from outside of time. Sometimes used incorrectly to denote something, not from without time, but from a point within time, i.e. "", "since the beginning of time". or "from an infinitely remote time in the past")from the ancienti.e., from ancient timesfrom the lettersRegarding or pertaining to correspondence. Ab epistulis was originally the title of the secretarial office in the Roman Empirefrom beyond/withoutLegal term denoting derivation from an external source, as opposed to a person's self or mind—the latter of which is denoted by ab intra.from here onAlso sometimes written as "abhinc"from the deepest chesti.e., "from the bottom of my heart", "with deepest affection", or "sincerely". Attributed to Julius Caesar.from an inconvenient thingNeo-Latin for "based on unsuitability", "from inconvenience", or "from hardship". An argumentum ab inconvenienti is one based on the difficulties involved in pursuing a line of reasoning, and is thus a form of appeal to consequences. The phrase refers to the legal principle that an argument from inconvenience has great weight.from the cradlei.e., "from the beginning" or "from infancy". Incunabula is commonly used in English to refer to the earliest stage or origin of something, and especially to copies of books that predate the spread of the printing press .from the beginningi.e., "from the outset", referring to an inquiry or investigation. Ab initio mundi means "from the beginning of the world". In literature, it refers to a story told from the beginning rather than in medias res ('from the middle'). In science, it refers to the first principles. In other contexts, it often refers to beginner or training courses. In law, it refers to a thing being true from its beginning or from the instant of the act, rather than from when the court declared it so. Likewise, an annulment is a judicial declaration of the invalidity or nullity of a marriage ab initio: the so-called marriage was "no thing" (Latin: nullius, from which the word "nullity" derives) and never existed, except perhaps in name only.from an intestatei.e., from a (dead) decedent, who died without executing a legal will; cf. ex testamentofrom withini.e., from the inside, as opposed to ab extra ("from without").against one's willfrom/by an angry personMore literally, "from/by an angry man". Though the form irato is masculine, the application of the phrase is not limited to men. Rather, "person" is meant because the phrase probably elides homo ("man/person"), not vir ("man"). It is used in law to describe a decision or action that is motivated by hatred or anger instead of reason and is detrimental to those whom it affects.from the sourcei.e., from the origin, beginning, source, or commencement; or, "originally".