Usually means: Benefit inquiry to identify perpetrator.
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  1. cui bono: Merriam-Webster
  2. cui bono: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. cui bono: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. cui bono: Collins English Dictionary
  5. cui bono: Wordnik
  6. cui bono: Wiktionary
  7. cui bono: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  8. Cui bono, cui bono: Dictionary.com
  9. cui bono: Online Etymology Dictionary
  10. Cui bono: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. cui bono: FreeDictionary.org
  12. cui bono: TheFreeDictionary.com

Definitions from Wiktionary (cui bono)

noun:  The principle that the ultimate initiator of an action is likely the person who stands to gain from the action.

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