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Meaning of an And Phrase followed by an Or Phrase [closed]

conjunctions legalese

What alternate terminology would be most appropriate for loss of potential profit (versus loss of merchandise) excluding "theft" and "stealing"?

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On official forms, does the present perfect imply that the situation is ongoing or has not yet concluded?

present-perfect legalese perfect-aspect simple-past-vs-past-perfect

What's the most pedantically correct way to reference sectioned and numbered rules aloud?

word-choice jargon syntactic-analysis legalese

Why does "damages" mean "the sum of money claimed or adjudged to be paid in compensation for loss or injury sustained"?

etymology terminology legalese

Indication of intent behind litter

single-word-requests synonyms legalese

Why does one "Plead Guilty" rather than "Found Guilty" or "Proven Guilty"? [closed]

How did "bail" shift to signify "money deposited as a guarantee when released"?

etymology legalese

Does "oath" have an implied religious connotation?

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Does the word "and" always mean a logical (boolean) operation?

grammar legalese logic

"Shall" and "will" in legal requirements

meaning verbs legalese

Is the language used in patents archaic or intentionally obtuse? [closed]

terminology slang business-language legalese archaicisms

Is there a specific word describing black boxes covering confidential data on papers being prepared for public access?

single-word-requests legalese

Pluralizing Numbered Items

grammatical-number numbers legalese

What are the differences among ‘Rules’, ‘Standing Rules’, and ‘Bylaw’?

differences jargon legalese

Term for varies with jurisdiction

word-choice idiom-requests legalese

What's the equivalent phrase in the UK for "I plead the fifth"?

phrases american-english british-english legalese

What do you call a question that is meant to make you look bad? [closed]

phrase-requests idiom-requests legalese

Is the second "there" a typo in "that there was there insufficient evidence"?

legalese there-is typographical-errors

Why do courts use "What say you?"

grammaticality verbs word-order legalese do-support