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  2. Postpositive adjective - Wikipedia

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    un bon vin blanc, un buon vino bianco, un buen vino blanco, "a good white wine" In many other languages, including English , German , Russian , Japanese and Chinese , prepositive adjectives are the norm (attributive adjectives normally come before the nouns they modify), and adjectives appear postpositively only in special situations, if at all.

  3. Reductio ad absurdum - Wikipedia

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    Reductio ad absurdum, painting by John Pettie exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1884. In logic, reductio ad absurdum (Latin for "reduction to absurdity"), also known as argumentum ad absurdum (Latin for "argument to absurdity") or apagogical arguments, is the form of argument that attempts to establish a claim by showing that the opposite scenario would lead to absurdity or contradiction.

  4. Glossary of law - Wikipedia

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    At common law, this was the name of a mixed action (springing from the earlier personal action of ejectione firmae) which lay for the recovery of the possession of land, and for damages for the unlawful detention of its possession. The action was highly fictitious, being in theory only for the recovery of a term for years, and brought by a ...

  5. Law book - Wikipedia

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    Law books from Hampshire County, Massachusetts. A law book is a book about law. It is possible to make a distinction between "law books" on the one hand, and "books about law" on the other. [1] This distinction is "useful". [2] A law book is "a work of legal doctrine". [1] It consists of "law talk", that is to say, propositions of law. [2] "

  6. Commercial law - Wikipedia

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    Commercial law (or business law), [1] which is also known by other names such as mercantile law or trade law depending on jurisdiction; is the body of law that applies to the rights, relations, and conduct of persons and organizations engaged in commercial and business activities.

  7. Book of business (law) - Wikipedia

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    Book of business is common parlance in the United States legal services sector and refers to the collection of clients that a lawyer (usually a partner) has assembled throughout their career. Since most U.S. law firms are organized as limited liability partnerships or professional corporations , each partner is usually responsible for acquiring ...

  8. Category:Law books - Wikipedia

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  9. List of Latin legal terms - Wikipedia

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    the law of the country in which an action is brought out lex lata: the carried law The law as it has been enacted. lex loci: the law of the place The law of the country, state, or locality where the matter under litigation took place. Usually used in contract law, to determine which laws govern the contract. / ˈ l ɛ k s ˈ l oʊ s aɪ / lex ...