Latin meaning the “public thing”. The phrase generally means “as pertaining to the public” (or “the state” or “the commonwealth”). “Thing” may also be understood as a “public matter” or a “public affair”.
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Latin meaning the “public thing”. The phrase generally means “as pertaining to the public” (or “the state” or “the commonwealth”). “Thing” may also be understood as a “public matter” or a “public affair”.