Paragraph # of the law OR in the law

English translation: of

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English term or phrase:Paragraph # of the law OR in the law?
Selected answer:of
Entered by: Rutie Eckdish

17:53 Jun 15, 2005
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English term or phrase: Paragraph # of the law OR in the law
What is the correct phrase in a legal document when citing a legal docuument? where can I find the bib.
Rutie Eckdish
United States
Local time: 17:15
of
Explanation:
It can be:
Article # (or Section #), paragraph #, of the Law (on etc.)
or
blah blah of Law # (e.g. Law 1035/1998, don't use 'the' in this case)
As Bala points out, it would be rare to see 'paragraph' without an Article or a Section.
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Nick Lingris
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Local time: 21:15
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4 +2of
Nick Lingris
4 +1of the law
ahmadwadan.com
3Article # of the law
Balasubramaniam L.


  

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paragraph # of the law or in the law
of the law


Explanation:
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    Reference: http://www.japanlaw.info/forex/invest/JS.htm
    Reference: http://www.blaze.net.au/~gargoyle/CDL/AroundTheWorld/Israel....
ahmadwadan.com
Kuwait
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Native speaker of: Arabic

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paragraph # of the law or in the law
Article # of the law


Explanation:
Article # of the law

The paras in the law text are generally numbered into articles.

Balasubramaniam L.
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paragraph # of the law or in the law
of


Explanation:
It can be:
Article # (or Section #), paragraph #, of the Law (on etc.)
or
blah blah of Law # (e.g. Law 1035/1998, don't use 'the' in this case)
As Bala points out, it would be rare to see 'paragraph' without an Article or a Section.

Nick Lingris
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:15
Native speaker of: Native in GreekGreek
PRO pts in category: 15
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