Usually means: Assuming conclusion in the argument.
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  1. petitio principii: Merriam-Webster
  2. petitio principii: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. petitio principii: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. petitio principii: Collins English Dictionary
  5. petitio principii: Vocabulary.com
  6. petitio principii: Wordnik
  7. petitio principii: Wiktionary
  8. petitio principii: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. petitio principii: Dictionary.com
  10. petitio principii: Rhymezone
  11. petitio principii: FreeDictionary.org
  12. petitio principii: Mnemonic Dictionary
  13. petitio principii: TheFreeDictionary.com
  14. Petitio Principii: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)

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  1. petitio principii: Dictionary of Philosophical Terms and Names

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  1. petitio principii: Wordcraft Dictionary

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  1. Irivng Hexham's Concise Dictionary of Religion (No longer online)

(Note: See petitio_principiis as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (petitio principii)

noun:  (philosophy, logic, uncountable) The logical fallacy of begging the question (i.e., "assuming the conclusion").
noun:  (philosophy, logic, countable) A particular argument which commits the fallacy of begging the question; a circular argument.

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