148 Why "grand theft auto", not "grand auto theft"? 2016-07-18T20:18:27.460
94 Free as in "free speech", not as in "free beer" 2013-02-14T08:27:55.547
71 Meaning of "respecting" in "no law respecting an establishment of religion" 2018-03-06T14:35:24.433
34 Differences between "mandatory" and "compulsory" 2013-03-09T20:33:39.303
33 What is the difference between robbing and stealing? 2014-09-21T12:30:59.457
15 When to use "wherein" instead of "where"? 2013-06-11T22:04:40.910
13 What is the difference between "solicitor" and lawyer? 2018-04-15T23:25:27.257
11 What is the meaning of Five Thousand and No/100 Dollars in a contract? 2015-10-09T12:49:17.100
9 What does the sign mean: this sidewalk to be closed on or about 2013-12-28T20:07:36.950
7 Wage vs. salary 2014-09-04T18:55:27.037
6 What is the difference between reckless and aggressive driving? 2013-02-10T13:38:29.947
6 "Persons" versus "individuals" 2013-02-10T17:52:25.750
6 What is "No parking" short for? 2013-11-29T10:10:11.660
6 What does "east of the Indiana/Ohio border" mean? 2014-05-22T03:19:03.543
6 Question about meaning of the phrase "unless otherwise" 2014-07-09T14:14:38.237
6 adjudge vs adjudicate vs judge (verbs) 2014-08-18T06:10:42.447
6 More polite forms of "you" 2014-08-27T15:26:58.297
6 Position of 'not' in a negative interrogative? 2014-12-17T09:35:24.740
5 Why "the heir apparent to" instead of "the apparent heir to"? 2013-08-18T14:53:09.367
5 What is the definition of "in and of..." 2014-04-23T16:19:35.053
5 Provide A Distance Of 2014-05-26T02:45:10.540
5 What does "premises" and "press full charges" mean in this sentence? 2014-06-26T09:34:23.333
5 Difference between "resident" and "inhabitant" 2014-12-14T19:24:44.973
5 Why does "will" go before a noun in this sentence? 2015-01-03T17:39:34.763
5 What's the meaning of "the form of the question" here? 2015-11-15T10:03:34.510
5 Meaning of "as will" in "an insistence on documents in such a form as will evidence with certainty a contract and the terms of that contract" 2015-12-09T05:33:14.343
5 Can you use "the" + "both" + noun? 2016-12-20T05:37:15.443
4 The difference between "testament" and "will" 2013-08-18T08:19:32.543
4 What does the phrase "grandfathered into something" mean? 2013-10-23T21:03:01.813
4 What are the differences between indemnity, indemnification and compensation? 2014-01-07T17:42:47.210
4 How to parse 3 successive negations: '... does not ... without ... unless ... ' ? 2014-08-14T12:45:26.437
4 Construct vs Construction - as nouns 2014-08-24T14:16:44.870
4 3 ambiguous pronouns by Justice Antonin Scalia 2014-12-11T11:43:55.567
4 How to say if I want to add money to my account? 2015-02-14T14:10:05.970
4 Position of 'such' as a determiner, before a noun 2015-03-19T19:51:39.990
4 What do you call someone whose job is to enforce a judge's decision? 2015-10-12T18:16:25.303
4 Is "murder" a noun or verb in "Mr Putin is guilty of conspiracy to murder"? 2016-01-21T14:32:26.310
4 What did Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. mean by 'molar to molecular actions'? 2016-06-11T22:37:59.420
4 give an explanation within two days (of/from) the receipt of this letter 2017-07-17T14:24:29.713
3 What does "of working age" mean? 2013-04-01T08:13:26.030
3 What is the word for a policy taking effect? 2014-01-10T21:48:05.610
3 Word for something that is true only at a specific period in time 2014-02-21T08:30:49.830
3 Does 'indecently' of 'indecently assaulting' weaken the meaning of assault? 2014-07-01T14:53:00.407
3 What does "divided highway" written on a white regulatory sign mean? 2014-07-08T05:54:36.487
3 “provide” vs. “provide for” 2014-08-01T08:37:54.760
3 Does 'estate' mean a kind of person? 2014-08-05T15:35:46.433
3 How to analyse/decompose 'where this would otherwise lead to an unjust result'? 2014-08-14T13:15:19.397
3 Omission of subject after "such ... as"? 2014-08-20T14:06:05.410
3 How to differentiate the opposite meanings of 'sanction'? 2014-08-22T10:05:56.410
3 Question about words in context of renting in order to owning 2014-08-23T12:27:30.587
3 Are there pronouns missing: "such as are"? 2014-08-25T08:40:36.817
3 'try to the court' vs 'try in the court' 2014-11-27T07:06:12.077
3 being VERBed vs VERBed 2014-12-01T12:40:41.867
3 What's the antecedent of 'them' - '... to let them have their proverbial consequences'? 2014-12-17T13:28:55.867
3 "The program is intended to" - is this an awkward use of the term? 2014-12-21T18:26:33.517
3 Translation of country and city names in legal documents 2014-12-30T09:45:24.487
3 Use of articles with the parties of a contract 2015-01-16T10:12:28.703
3 How to dissect/parse 'that could not otherwise have been obtained without'? 2015-02-06T18:14:08.237
3 English equivalent for French "les attendus d'un procès"? 2015-06-14T00:40:40.027
3 Meaning of "for your record" 2015-07-23T14:46:58.407
3 Can you say "a one thing?" 2016-01-28T01:39:44.653
3 Is there a name for a type of letter where the writer asks an institution to provide a service? 2017-02-16T21:09:28.403
3 Word for when someone is freed of all charges or all charges dropped against them 2017-02-28T09:12:26.627
3 "Duress" in the (archaic) sense of "Forcible restraint or imprisonment." 2017-05-23T22:19:53.447
3 What do you call a legal statement that states a fact rather than stating a rule of conduct or procedure? 2019-02-14T02:28:44.413
2 combining two ideas with 'whereas' 2013-06-24T09:30:21.603
2 Do "succession" and "successor" have the same meaning? 2013-07-04T08:16:49.667
2 Is it possible to win a tender? 2013-12-13T13:16:05.093
2 Any person convicted of a violation of this section shall forfeit to the United States irrespective of any provision of State law 2014-01-27T12:47:30.487
2 "Black market" or illegal work? 2014-05-14T13:00:58.157
2 As (It) Relates To 2014-06-20T03:24:11.413
2 Difference between these 'killing' words 2014-07-25T18:19:14.010
2 Is "consign" a negative verb? 2014-07-30T12:53:52.243
2 'advise of' vs 'advise on' vs 'advise + some other preposition' 2014-08-03T05:56:49.983
2 Meaning - norm about the norm 2014-08-03T06:22:07.860
2 How can a norm compete with itself? 2014-08-04T14:05:09.047
2 'the body politic' vs "the politic body" 2014-08-05T14:47:58.230
2 Why use "where" in a legal document instead of "when" or "in cases where"? 2014-08-10T10:20:45.563
2 Which definitions of 'positive' and 'negative' apply? 2014-08-25T08:24:14.377
2 less or lesser + assured 2014-08-25T10:01:45.417
2 Suffixes -ee vs -or 2014-08-26T06:23:52.217
2 What does 'self-denying ordinance' mean? 2014-09-06T07:09:57.200
2 "On its behalf" idiom 2014-10-18T16:04:02.227
2 Are there any differences between "exclusive bus lane" and "bus only"? 2014-10-18T17:06:46.037
2 How to parse 'if, at what moment and on what terms they become legally bound'? 2014-11-02T10:43:54.757
2 How to analyse: only if ‘but for'? 2014-11-30T12:22:22.617
2 What's the meaning of 'valid against' ? - 1963 US 2014-12-02T14:12:07.370
2 What's the meaning of 'passing that'? 2014-12-03T10:06:15.590
2 Why is this comma needed in the Declaration of Independence? 2015-01-03T08:04:30.353
2 How should I choose between "while verb+ing", "when verb+ing", and "verb+ing"? 2015-01-18T16:30:04.197
2 Why do judges use 'would' in conclusions of legal judgments? 2015-02-08T16:03:15.727
2 What does "the reporting obligations prescribed by national regulations" mean? 2015-02-10T18:21:19.990
2 How can a citizenship solemnization be 'religious'? 2015-03-18T20:01:34.097
2 as author of this work -- no article? 2015-05-06T03:29:13.220
2 Meaning of "otherwise entitled" 2015-07-23T14:23:41.057
2 What does "to be performed or complied with" in Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (HASAWA) mean? 2015-10-04T08:03:26.083
2 Meaning of "prove this otherwise" 2015-12-23T10:33:09.660
2 meaning of a complex sentence 2016-02-03T18:13:39.767
2 What is the meaning of levy a fine 2016-07-02T06:24:56.467