Definition of 理をもって非に落ちる (りをもってひにおちる)

理をもって非に落ちる

りをもってひにおちる

riwomottehiniochiru

expression
to lose an argument despite being in the right, to have the right on one's side, yet succumb to another
Other readings:
理を以て非に落ちる【りをもってひにおちる】
理を以て非に落ちる【りをもちてひにおちる】
Related Kanji
logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth
un-, mistake, negative, injustice, non-
fall, drop, come down, village, hamlet
by means of, because, in view of, compared with