Language and Law: Brevity and Drafting in Law, Business, and the Social Sciences
In this paper, the author intends to present an approach against lengthy contracts, judgements, and pleadings. He describes the advantages of brevity, conciseness, and plain English, focusing on research in Israel and abroad. An extreme example of how a whole page may be condensed into one sentence...
Main Author: | Shattah Joseph |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sciendo
2019-06-01
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Series: | Studies in Logic, Grammar and Rhetoric |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.2478/slgr-2019-0021 |
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