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Old 09-20-2006, 05:18 PM
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Originally Posted by shinerbock View Post
Yeah but from what I can tell terms in law often have a precise meaning, whether they facially appear that way or not...this is in contrast to other academia where terms often refer to some vague principle with little practical usage. At least when lawyers make up words other lawyers use them in real world situations, unlike my college professors who create terms and require us to learn about some terribly vague idea they created and published in a book which sold 16 copies to other equally aloof professors...As you can see this is a thinly veiled rant against the academic community.
Or they assign it to their class so students have to buy it.
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