English in the Law Courts: The Part that Articles, Prepositions and Conjunctions Play in Legal Decisions, Volume 51Columbia University Press, 1930 - 312 pages |
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adverbs Anglo-Saxon appealed Attalla Bank based on intent belong to classification brought action Brown says claimed clause common meaning Company conjunctions construction contended content words context contract conveyed court held death decided decision was based deed defendant defined according definite meaning denoting Dictionary meaning English everyday speech figurative meaning form-words given here fall heirs highway Ibid illustrative cases given indefinite indefinite articles indictment Interpretation based James McCulloch John judge Judgment was rendered jury Kidder County land limited meaning linguistic classifications literal interpretation London Assurance Corporation Mary meant mortgage noun paid payment person physical meaning plaintiff prepositions pronouns railroad recover rendered in favor road Second Series sentence shows side signification Smith sourwood statement statute street technical meaning term testator Third Series tion town verb Webster's Dictionary wife Words and Phrases writ