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Posted: 1/27/2006 3:03:49 PM EDT
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Bueller?
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Posted: 1/27/2006 3:10:47 PM EDT
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One source for legal definitions is Black's Law Dictionary. Other than that it usually just resorts to the common dictionaries, Webster's, Oxford, etc.
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Posted: 1/27/2006 4:04:32 PM EDT
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Yes. Unless the parties give a word or term some special meaning explicitly, or some special meaning can be determined through the context of the document, or the term has special meaning to the parties as members of a group, industry, trade, or business, then a "plain meaning" or "plain language" (regular old dictionary definition) interpretation would be given to the term. |
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Posted: 1/27/2006 4:11:12 PM EDT
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Yep. The key is whether one party can convince the court that the term has special meaning between the parties because of prior dealings between them or because of usage of trade.
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Posted: 1/27/2006 6:56:51 PM EDT
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Thanks. That helps.
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