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terms commonly used in Law
ad hoc de facto e.g. et.al. etc. i.e. inter alia ipso facto per annum per se pro forma pro rata quorum sic sui juris ultra vires v. viz.
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Employees may be required to participate in strategy teams, either by assignment or on an ______ basis.
For tax purposes, taxable individuals who hold their shares as a capital asset should treat each Special Distribution as if the company had purchases, on a ______ _______ basis, a percentage of the shares held by each individual.
In affirming, the State Court of Appeals held, ________ _______, that the statute was not unconstitutional under the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
It is my recommendation that you obtain affidavits from potential witnesses, ________ your former colleagues, ____________.
Over the past five years, the value of shares in the corporation has risen by an average of 12% _________ ____________.
Relying primarily on Harris _______ Victor Finance __________ __________, the Federal District Court concluded the plaintiff had indeed violated the agreement.
She is not a lawyer________ _________, but she does deal with all legal matters for her company and is extremely well informed.
The following documents shall be considered and interpreted as constituting an integral part of the agreement, ________ : a) this contract form; b) the Special Conditions; c) …
The forthcoming election is widely seen as a _________ __________referendum on the country’s continued membership of the EU.
The motion was not passed because a _________ of members was not present at the meeting.
The plaintiff argued that the defendant had already submitted his resignation and thus he was, __________ __________, ineligible to be considered for promotion.
The plaintiffs claim that the ordnance (________) covering all such data is erroneous. Only the data which are in a form in which access or processing is practicable, _____________ print and electronic, are protected.
The rules governing conflict of interest do not prevent a lawyer from arbitrating or settling a dispute between two or move clients who are __________ ___________ and who wish to submit the dispute to the lawyer.
The shareholders claimed that the directors had acted _________ _________ in obtaining the loan, and that the shareholders were therefore not liable for its repayment.
The supplier sent_____________- ___________invoices with all consignments on sale or return, and then issued a full invoice at the end of each month to take account of the units actually sold.
Day, J. with Krois-Lindner, A. 2006) International Legal English. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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ad hoc
pro rata
3) inter alia
4) i.e.; etc.
per annum
v.; et al.
per se
viz.
de facto
quorum
ipso facto
sic; e.g.
sui juris
ultra vires
pro-forma