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A priori signals an assertion that is based on prior knowledge or intuition. In Latin, the term literally means �from [the] former�. An a priori determination is formed prior to investigation.�

For example:

• In McCulloch v. Maryland, the court questioned �how will [it] ascertain, a priori, that a given amount of tax will crush the bank?�
• In Burch v. Louisiana, the court held that it �[did] not pretend the ability to discern a priori a bright line below which the number of jurors participating in the trial or in the verdict would not permit the jury to function in the manner required by [their] prior cases.�