Multiple choice

Directions: Given below is a foreign language phrase which is commonly used. Choose the correct meaning for the phrase from the alternatives given.

cui bono?

  1. who is the criminal?

  2. who stands to gain?

  3. who is the remaining opponent?

  4. who is the rightful heir?

  5. .
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B Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct meaning of the phrase cui bono?. It is of Latin origin and indicates the question of who stands to gain? It implies that whoever does may have been responsible for a crime; literally ‘to whom (is it) a benefit?’

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