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  2. List of proofreader's marks - Wikipedia

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    These are usually handwritten on the paper containing the text. Symbols are interleaved in the text, while abbreviations may be placed in a margin with an arrow pointing to the problematic text. Different languages use different proofreading marks and sometimes publishers have their own in-house proofreading marks.

  3. Proffer agreement - Wikipedia

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    In U.S. criminal law, a proffer agreement, proffer letter, proffer, or "Queen for a Day" letter is a written agreement between a prosecutor and a defendant or prospective witness that allows the defendant or witness to give the prosecutor information about an alleged crime, while limiting the prosecutor's ability to use that information against him or her.

  4. Widows and orphans - Wikipedia

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    Subtle scaling of the page without distorting the letters; Rewriting a portion of the paragraph; Reduce the letter-spacing (tracking) of the words; Adding a pull quote to the text (usual in magazines); and; Adding a floating block (figure) to the text, or resizing an existing figure.

  5. Diplomatic correspondence - Wikipedia

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    A letter of credence (lettres de créance) is the instrument by which a head of state appoints ("accredits") ambassadors to foreign countries. [2] [3] Also known as credentials, the letter closes with a phrase "asking that credit may be given to all that the ambassador may say in the name of his sovereign or government."

  6. List of legal abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    v. — versus. Used when plaintiff is listed first on a case title. John Doe v. Richard Roe. See also "ad." above. "vs." is used in most scholarly writing in other fields, but "v." alone in legal writing. VC or V-C – Postnominals of the Vice-Chancellor of the High Court (England and Wales) VOP - Violation of probation

  7. Position paper - Wikipedia

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    A position paper (sometimes position piece for brief items) is an essay that presents an arguable opinion about an issue – typically that of the author or some specified entity. Position papers are published in academia , in politics , in law and other domains.

  8. Legal writing - Wikipedia

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    Legal writing involves the analysis of fact patterns and presentation of arguments in documents such as legal memoranda and briefs. [1] One form of legal writing involves drafting a balanced analysis of a legal problem or issue. Another form of legal writing is persuasive, and advocates in favor of a legal position.

  9. Letter (message) - Wikipedia

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    More recently, letters have mainly been written on paper: handwritten and more recently typed. There is a wealth of letters and instructional materials (for example, manuals, as in the medieval ars dictaminis) on letter writing throughout history. The study of letter writing usually involves both the study of rhetoric and grammar. [6]