cui bono

== English == === Etymology === From Cicero’s Pro Sexto Roscio Amerino, 84 & 86: Latin cui bonō fuisset (“to whom it would have benefited”), a so-called double dative construction. === Noun === cui bono (uncountable) The principle that the ultimate initiator of an action is likely the person who stands to gain from the action. ==== Synonyms ==== cui prodest === See also === follow the money === Further reading === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “cui bono”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “cui bono”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin cui bonō. === Phrase === cui bono? who benefits? who profits?; cui bono