formalities nd precision in the use of language and the distinctiveness of legal language. Flashcards
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what is the basic instrument for the expression of human thought
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language
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who is OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES
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A Renowned U.S justice of the supreme court
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what is ambiguity
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a situation where a word or sentence is capable of one meaning.
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how many types of ambiguity are there
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what type of ambiguity is about the structure or grammar of the sentence
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syntactic ambiguity
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what type of ambiguity occurs when a phrase or sentence is open to multiple interpretations?
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semantic ambiguity
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what type of ambiguity occurs as a result of use in context
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contextual ambiguity
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WHICH AMBIGUITY DEALS WITH LACK OF CLARITY IN SURROUNDING INFORMATION
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CONTEXTUAL
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5 PROBLEMS IN THE FORMALITY AND PRECISION OF LANGUAGE
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. PROBLEM OF AMBIGUITY
. THE USE OF ARCHAIC AND ANTIQUATED WORDS
. VAGUENESS
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